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Trup Tindakan Cepat Rapid Actions Troop تروڤ تيندقن چڤت | |
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Abbreviation | TTC |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 3 October, 2005 |
Employees | about 40 Operators |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Malaysia |
Primary governing body | Government of Malaysia |
Secondary governing body | Malaysian Prison Department |
Specialist jurisdiction |
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Operational structure | |
Overseen by | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Headquarters | Malaysian Prisons Headquarters, near Kuala Lumpur |
Minister of Home Affair responsible | |
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People |
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Significant engagement |
The Trup Tindakan Cepat (English: Rapid Action Troops), or TTC, is an elite counter terrorism unit within the Malaysian Prison Department.
Formed on 3 October 2005, TTC Force is a highly trained elite force that is deployed for various high risk and special operations, such as responding to incidents, riots, cell extractions, mass searches, or disturbances in prisons, possibly involving uncooperative or violent inmates. The units are required to be contactable and able to respond at all times. TTC is founded upon a team concept and is made up of highly motivated and experienced officers