KUCHING, Sept. 6 -- Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah, a native of Lawas, will replace Datuk Mancha Ata as the new Sarawak police commissioner following the latter's retirement on September 29.

The appointment was confirmed by Zainal in a Facebook post yesterday afternoon.

"Alhamdullilah. It's time to serve in my birthplace after nearly 30 years of journeying across Peninsular Malaysia (for studies and work).

"Thank you to the leadership for placing their trust in me to lead Sarawak, Insha'Allah," he said in the post.

Currently, he serves as deputy director of investigation/law at the Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department.

He alongside two other senior officers will be transferred to their new post...