Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Bakri Zinin’s 39 years of service has finally come to an end as he retires from the police force.
His duties will be taken over temporarily by Police Management Department director Datuk Seri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.
In his farewell speech at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Kuala Lumpur, Bakri said he felt proud and lucky to have served the force and the public.
“The force has changed the luck of a small village boy, and I couldn’t be more thankful to have been given the opportunity to change my life and my family’s,” said Bakri, who had to pause for a minute as he held back his tears.
The 60-year-old was the first Sabahan to have held the position and when asked if he planned to run for a public role, he said: “If the public trust me and want me to, I will gladly do so.”