Mohd Azizi Aziz, a 17-year-old youth believed to be a Mat Rempit was shot at by police who were chasing his motorcycle. Mohd Azizi was allegedly riding in a zig-zag manner, as if taunting the cops to catch him. Mohd Azizi is now recovering in a hospital but get this, the Polis DIRAJA is apologizing to him. WTF. That Mat Rempit should be lashed and throw in person.
Mohd Azizi who is a night market trader is recovering in hospital, was with some 20 friends near the Centre Point shopping complex near here at about 3.30am yesterday when they saw a patrol car approaching and fled in different directions.
Upon seeing this, the two cops gave chase, repeatedly warning Mohd Azizi, who was astride a Honda EX5, to stop.
He apparently ignored their warnings and continued riding towards Jalan Jelebu.
State police chief Senior Asst Comm (I) Datuk Osman Salleh said the policeman who fired the single shot had since been suspended for violating the Inspector-General of Police’s Standing Orders.
“We consider this an abuse of power and I would like to apologise to the victim’s family for what happened,” he told reporters at the opening of the Felda Securities’ shooting range at Felda Bukit Rokan near here. ACP Osman said Mohd Azizi was allegedly riding in a zig-zag manner, as if taunting the cops to catch him.
“When he failed to stop after repeated warnings, one of the cops fired a shot,” he said.
He said Mohd Azizi stopped his bike upon reaching Kg Ujung Pasir about 1km away and tried to run away but was apprehended. The victim, who did not posses a valid licence, was rushed to the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital where he underwent surgery.
ACP Osman said the cop should not have opened fire because there was no imminent danger to their lives.
“It is very unfortunate it happened,” he said, adding that the victim was riding his friend’s motorcycle.
On April 26, 14-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah was shot dead when he allegedly tried to reverse the car he was driving into policemen who had stopped the vehicle at about 2am in Section 11, Shah Alam, which led to the setting up of a special panel headed by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop.
Abu Seman, who declared the shooting range open, said, “There will be no compromise. If the cop was found to have been negligent, we will let the law take its own course.”
Later when visiting Mohd Azizi at the hospital, he promised a thorough probe would be carried out to ascertain the events that led to during the shooting.
The victim’s father, Aziz Omar, said he had lodged a report over the incident and appointed a lawyer to initiate legal action against both the policeman allegedly responsible and the force.
It is clear that 14-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah was at fault in his shooting, leading him to being accidentally shot by police who were only discharging their duties, a clinical psychologist said. I say it was his parents who were at fault for allowing him to venture out in the middle of the night. Driving without license. Running away from an accident. Running away from the police.
Assoc Prof Dr Teoh Hsien Jin said the situation was getting out of proportion and that the public had overlooked the most important issue, which was that of a minor driving a car without a driving licence.
He said that as far as the law was concerned, such an act was an offence.
“The crime rate in Selangor is worrying and the police have taken the necessary steps to reduce crime in the state by putting more men on patrol to react to any perceived threat.
“A lot of violent crime takes place after midnight and a speeding car pursued by a group of motorcyclists fits the scenario perfectly,” said Dr Teoh who is the Head of the School of Natural Health and Sciences in Sunway University College.
Dr Teoh, a former journalist, said the usual procedure for policemen in a patrol car or at roadblocks would be to pull a suspicious car over and shine a torchlight into it.
“But the policemen may not have had the chance to do that in Aminulrasyid’s case as the minor sped off, which led to the police firing at the speeding car.
“Police on shifts are normally armed with automatic firearms because they do not know who or what they will be up against. You just have to react to dangerous situations.
“When they opened fire, it is likely that one stray bullet could have hit him. In the dark, they were probably shooting to stop the car,” said Dr Teoh, who was also a Territorial Army officer.
He said he sympathised with the Inspector-General of Police who had come under fire from various quarters for threatening to pull his men off the streets following a public outcry over the incident.
“They are already overworked and underpaid and politicising the matter does not help. It is only making them more frustrated and angry,” he said.
Another farce of the police force. The police has arrested activist Wong Chin Huat under the Sedition Act for advocating to wear black tomorrow. Wong's message had political undertones related to the Perak political impasse and the state assembly meeting approved by Sultan Azlan Shah to get a new speaker and, well, endorse the palace-appointed Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir as Mentri Besar. So if you wear black, you might get arrested by the Malaysian police. Duh.
More people are expected to follow Wong's prophetic words, "Let everyone see a sea of black walking into an office, market, mosque, temple, church, college, park, bus... let us be united in one black colour to show the world that the 1 Malaysia under Najib Razak is 1 BlackMalaysia living in darkness”.
In more ways than one, the civil disobedience movement called 1 BlackMalaysia will have to thank the Royal Malaysian Police.
Their fashion sense has helped the cause, even if it has blackened Malaysia's name further.
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* Arrested for giving free cake
PKR Youth leader Badrul Hisham and the unidentified activist were arrested in relation to this morning’s event, in which opposition members tried to deliver a cake to Najib. The Putrajaya OCPD Razak himself ‘turun padang” to arrest these people. Wow! Such an expensive arrest! Anyway, the joke is: the cake, which weighs 5kig was “squashed” by the police for SECURITY REASONS! Below is the offending cake.
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Here's a short analysis on the shootout at Kulim where six "criminals" where murdered or executed. Read more at A first hand report on the killing of the six in Kulim. The analysis in the mentioned link could be true or could be fictional but some of the questions listed are worth to ponder.
Photo source: life.com
FROM: WAYTHAMOORTHY (HINDRAF CHAIRMAN)
A first hand report on the killing of the six in Kulim
The Malaysian Police are Prosecutor, Judge and Executioner , all in one .
Today I tagged along with our Human Rights Activists who have been fighting Police Abuses for a long time – S. Jayathas, S. Surendran, Manickavasagam (MP for Kapar) and M.Manohar(MP for Teluk Intan). to find out what actually transpired when they were killed by the Police in Kulim.
Ever since their killing the other day I have been very bothered by the event. The media shouted out “criminals” – as if that was the foregone truth. The Police had executed all 6 of them as if they were the Prosecutor, Judge and Executioner all in one and utterly above the law. It was not one, not two, it was six and it seems with impunity. Every one had their own view of the episode. But I needed some answers.
At the outset let me say that I am not condoning crimes or criminals, but there are so many questions that this incident raises that we need some good answers, and fast, as this situation seems to be spinning out of control – before the ink dries on one, another seems to happen. Kugan’s case before Prabakaran’s settled, and now the six before Kugan’s case is settled.
We visited the shootout site, the families of 3 of the deceased and spent some time with the neighbour at the shootout site. The picture that emerges is different than what the mainstream media has been putting out. The MSM paints a picture that the Police only returned fire after being shot at and that this turn of events was totally unavoidable and that they were dealing with a bunch of unscrupulous criminals.
Let me detail some of the facts we gathered before commenting on them. The scene of the shooting was in a small town of Karangan some 15km from Kulim. It was in a small house which was being renovated in one of the backroads of Karangan, a little off the main road of the town. The fence around the house was a tall wall made up of corrugated sheet – something you would do to cut off from view what was going on inside.
A very forthcoming neighbour told us that when he returned home from work that rainy night at around 10 or so he was met with a large group of police men in front of his house, who had already packed his family into the prayer room of his house in the event of stray bullets during the impending ambush. He was asked to get in with them. He only heard the frightening shootout that dreadful night from within his prayer room.
The shootout took place at around 10.30, a very noisy and frightening episode, narrated that neighbour. There did not seem to be any attempt by the Police to try to get the people they were seeking, out from the premises, by summoning them out first using hailers or some such device, before the shoot out. The shooting just happened. The neighbour knew nothing more till the bodies of the killed men were removed at somewhere between 4 and 5 am the next morning.
The first of the killed men, the one that the Police probably had a reason to get, the owner of the house where the shootout happened, was shot in the middle of the top of his head, top down it appeared, though his death certificate indicated he died due to shot wounds in his chest. The family of this victim, mentioned he had several more shots on the front side of his body – as if someone shot at him from the front. This individual, we were told by the family had no prior police record.
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The second victim that we visited was someone who was actually working in Singapore for a company called SBS (maybe the Singapore Bus Company) who had come back to Kulim for a holiday. He was due to go back shortly and had a return ticket for that. His death certificate also indicated death due to shots in the chest. Apparently he had several shot wounds on the front side of his body also, as if shot from the front. He appeared to be a friend of the first victim. It is not clear from the little information we got that this person was at all a close accomplice or even a participant in any crime that may have been in the works. Of course, I am concluding this with very little information, but these are the facts as we got them from the family. The family was distraught, because this had damaged the standing of the family in the community, having their dead son branded a criminal. This victim also has no past criminal record, we were told by the family.
The third family we visited was that of a young chap of about 20. His family lives in a dilapidated little estate house in Padang Serai. He had seven siblings and it was obvious the family was just existing. This young chap it appears was working for the first victim assisting in the renovation of the house where the shootout happened. The parents did not seem to know much more about what he did. He was obviously not being paid very much, as he had just 2 days before the incident asked one of his family members for 20 ringgits. He had shot wounds on the forehead and it looked like the back of his head was all bloodied as if from an exiting bullet. He was dressed only in a towel at the time of his death. His parents even had difficulty putting together some money to buy him a shirt and a dhoty for his burial. 36 ringgits was all they had. They could not even afford the coffin in which he was ultimately buried. The Police disallowed the victims kin to examine the body when they tried to. The body was all bloodied in the front. This victim also has no past record, we were told.
To say the least, this was a carnage. It appears like we are in Gaza or in Iraq or in Afghanistan or even in SriLanka – the scale and method of killing suggests nothing short of this. Let me ask, are we in one of these countries or is Malaysia descending there?.
It looks like Indian lives have become very cheap, very cheap in this country – the lives of anjing keeling, yes that’s what it is, the cheap lives of the anjings - that they can be wasted in this manner. Uthaykumar was so right!.
By all of this, I am in no way saying crime is alright. What I am saying is the way the problems of crime are being dealt with. Let me layout some perspectives for you all to consider:
1) What was the need to kill these people? They were not terrorists. They had no previous records. They were not murderers, surely not the mafia. They could have been easily arrested. In fact the first victim regularly stays is just a stone’s throw from the Police Station. Why were they not apprehended? Or why were they not given a chance to come out with their hands up to surrender themselves for arrest – even in war this is done?. Why were they not given this chance?
2) We understand there were a number of sharp shooters from around the country on hand for the job for the Police. This seem to indicate that this was planned kill event.
3) Why was it that the shot wounds were all in the front side of the victims – not any location on the body, but systematically on the front side?
4) One victim was shot on the top of the head, how could that happen in a normal exchange of fire. That seems to suggest some crouching position and a shot into the head, from the top.
5) Why were the victims not shot at on their legs or where they will not be killed but disabled on being shot?
6) Why were the kin of one of the victims denied their right to inspect the body?
7) If it was a shootout between the Police and the victims, only two could have had the guns, as the police produced two guns, why were the shot wounds so systematic in the chest and the heads on all three of the victims? We do not know about the other two victims – but I suspect they will show similarities.
In summary this ugly incident in the series of incidents of police killing and atrocities seem to emphasize the following issues.
a) The Police in Malaysia continue killing Indian crime suspects with impunity – taking upon themselves the role of Prosecutor, Judge and Executioner all in one. I am sure that the powers be know exactly what they are doing. So, we have to take it that they are trying to provoke a response from us so they can slam emergency rule snd set us all back?
b) The Police very urgently need to be Policed . That looks like a very remote possibility, as long as UMNO rules this country of ours. . See what’s happening to the reform driven MACC, it has become just another tool of UMNO. Any IPCMC will probably end up in that same rubbish bin. In any case this UMNO regime seems to be promoting Police brutality as a means of maintaining their hold on the levers of power.
c) So many crime suspects in Malaysia are from among the Indian community.? I think the answer to this has been already abundantly answered by Uthayakumar – this underclass of Indians are a direct result of the UMNO policies over the last 50 years of marginalizing Indians – neglecting the development of the Indian community. There does not yet seem to be any serious effort to get to the bottom of this problem.
d) The way the Police are shooting Indian crime suspects seem to give additional credence to the racist line of UMNO – the anjing keling line.. They seem to be wittingly or unwittingly creating a stereotype of the Indians in the country – despicable, trouble causing and uncouth Indian. What do you think the jibes of children in school reflect – when little Indian children are called “anjing keling” by their Malay classmates.
e) Poverty seems to be intertwined with all of this. Take the case of the third victim that we visited - what kind of money was he making for him to be lumped up and shot. Does this make sense, 20 years old, barely making a living and then shot in the middle. These are the youth of the country who should be nurtured and built up into the the human potential we so much need.
This is all very infuriating.
There comes a time when all of this has to stop. This cannot continue. UMNO , stop playing games and get on with doing something positive about the problem. If you do not know how, then get expert help, I am sure there are agencies around the world that can help. Or are we to take it that you just do not want to , and then the only way we can find some resolution to the problem is by replacing you, UMNO.
UNITED WE MUST STAND
UNITED WE MUST ACT!!!!!
Police Brutality At Illegal Immigrants Detention Centres, Corrupted cops from Gemas Police Station get light punishment, Rapist in the Subang Jaya Police Station, Wake up call for Inanam police station, and more. When is this police brutality and blunders ever going to stop.
I have no feeling for car thief and criminal but for the case of A. Kugan who died while in police custody as alleged by his family member, the police are way to much. It is part of their job to "torture" suspect to extract vital information regarding a case, but seriously injured a suspect and/or causing death while the suspect is in detention is not part of their job. That would make the police as criminal themselves.
From SuaraKeadilan Online
How many more Kugans have to die before there is change?
The fact that his relatives had to barge into the mortuary shows the growing distrust Malaysians feel towards the police, and highlights how the important next month’s reform bill is and why a truly independent commission must be set up.
It is also a sharp reminder to the Barisan Nasional government - in particular, the prime minister of the day - of the neglect the Indian community feels …
By Wong Choon Mei
The sudden death of 22-year old Kugan Ananthan, who died in mysterious circumstances while in police custody, is the latest wake-up call in a long-running series to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that concrete steps must be taken to curtail the police and protect the rights of civilians.
It is also a sharp reminder to the federal government of the extent of dissatisfaction in the Indian community. The speed with which Indian Malaysians rallied behind Kugan’s family is an unmistakable sign of their growing disillusionment with the administration and its policies.
“The government needs to show it is taking a strong stand against torture, especially with the country’s human rights record set to be scrutinised by the United Nations Human Rights Council in February,” said Hazel Galang, Amnesty International’s Malaysia Researcher.
“This is why a proper and effective reform bill on the police and other enforcement agencies must be established urgently,” said Ramon Navaratnam, president of Transparency International Malaysia.
At least 10 people died in police custody in 2007. Despite continuing reports of such deaths and of excessive use of force against peaceful demonstrations, the federal government has yet to implement key recommendations for police reform.
Abdullah, due to step down in March, has however promised to table new law in Parliament next month that should see the establishment of a special complaints commission to monitor and investigate complaints of misconduct by the police and other law enforcement officers.
Nevertheless, civil groups and opposition politicians are worried the outgoing PM will not be able to garner enough support from his own political coalition to push through an effective and long-overdue solution.
They believe the 68-year old is likely to rush through another watered-down version that will not capture key recommendations of a 2005 Royal Commission of Inquiry on police abuse of power and corruption.
Civil groups have previously said the independence of any monitoring commission was all important.
In particular, they are concerned about who will be the commissioners that sit on the decision-making panel, who would appoint and dismiss them, and also if the commission would be empowered to oversee the police investigation into complaints.
What happened to 22-year old Kugan …
Meanwhile, two deputy ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department, S K Devamany and T Murugiah, were involved in the latest incident of alleged police brutality.
Both ministers were at the Serdang Hospital when a group of about 50 people, mostly Kugan’s relatives, barged into the mortuary where his body was kept. It is believed his relatives were tipped off on the condition of his body, which showed extensive bruises all over.
“I went there to see how I could help the situation. These are poor people and they are not empowered enough to tackle this by themselves,” said Devamany.
“I watched the video recording of Kugan taken at the mortuary. The footage revealed severe marks on his body, deep cuts on his wrists and bruises on his legs. Blood was oozing from his nose,” said opposition lawmaker Charles Santiago, the DAP Member of Parliament for Klang.
“Kugan was held under a two-week remand to facilitate police investigations linking him to several car theft cases. The job of the police is clearly to find enough evidence to charge him in court. It was not to beat him to death,” Santiago added.
Another lawmaker S Manikavasagam, KeADILan MP for Kapar, has called on Selangor police chief, Khalid Abu Bakar, to immediately resign.
“I call for his resignation because he has not been truthful. The victim would not have died if he was not brutalised,” Manickavasagam said. “We have two witness who have proof in this case. We will be exposing this soon.”
Khalid has drawn the anger of the Malaysian public, not just the Indians, for saying that Kugan died because of water in his lungs.
His announcement that the deputy ministers would be ‘interviewed’ on their role in the incident was also seen as veiled intimidation against the two.
But with pictures of Kugan’s bruised body splashed all over cyberspace, Khalid has had to promise an investigation.
“I hope the family and the public will be patient as there will be no cover-up in the investigation,” he later told the press.
Disappointment, disillusionment, distrust
The Indian Malaysian community believes it has drawn the short end of the stick in the socio-economic development of the country. Most of them blame the federal government for not launching enough programmes to alleviate their plight, or elevate their lifestyles, or bring them closer to the other communities.
After decades of relative quiet, the growing feelings of being marginalised and of being left behind have finally roused the community into action.
In the past two years in particular, they have spoken up for themselves through large-scale and nationwide street protests led by the now-outlawed Hindu Rights Action Force.
Many Indian leaders too have engaged in public shouting matches against the establishment, in particular against the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
But sadly, these highly dramatic exchanges - some of which are among themselves - have also worked against the community, with the message of their agenda drowned by the din of political brinksmanship.
Yet, the Indian Malaysians deserve their justice.
They are entitled to their share of the country’s prosperity, and steps should be taken to include and not exclude them from the other races, no matter how daunting a task.
“It is very difficult. The Indians have their rights, no doubt about it. But how to go about getting that?” said a political analyst, who requested anonymity.
“For any of the minority groups, even the Chinese for that matter, it is a long and arduous journey. Some may say they are being too hot-headed, while the Indians will say “We can’t take the pain anymore, we have no choice but to shout”. So who’s wrong and who’s right?
“Perhaps the one who is most wrong is Abdullah. As PM of the day, he has to take the blame. As leader of the country, he must see the situation from above and as a whole. It is the duty of the prime minister to reach out to the Indians, and not allow the situation to deteriorate until the community has to fight for what is due to them in such a way.”
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From TheStar
A-G tells cops to investigate Kugan’s death as murder
By LOURDES CHARLES and SHARON LING
KUALA LUMPUR: Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail has asked the police to classify the death of suspected car thief A. Kugan as murder for investigation purposes.
He said he met Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar who brought photographs of Kugan, taken by both the police as well as outsiders who had gone into the Serdang Hospital mortuary.
“After studying the photos and investigation papers, I suggested to the Deputy IGP to classify the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
“If investigations and the post-mortem report reveal that he died after being assaulted, than those responsible will be charged with murder.
“If there is no evidence to suggest foul play than the matter must be laid to rest and also should not be politicised,” he said.
Deputy IGP Tan Sri Ismail Omar assured Kugan’s family and the public that police would not cover up any wrongdoing by any personnel or officer.
He said an independent investigation team has been appointed for the case.
“I sympathise with the family and assure them we will not cover up for any one.
“We will uphold the law and investigate the matter professionally and with integrity,” he added.
Earlier in KUCHING, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said a full investigation will be carried out into the death.
He said although the post-mortem report found that Kugan had died due to fluid in his lungs, police would conduct an in-depth investigation to find out what had transpired.
”We will not cover up anything,” he told reporters after chairing the first tripartite meeting between the chiefs of the Royal Malaysian Police, Royal Brunei Police Force and Indonesia National Police here on Friday.
The 22-year-old Kugan died in police custody on Tuesday while being questioned in relation to several luxury car thefts.
Musa also said Kugan’s family members should not have gone into the Serdang Hospital mortuary to view the body as it could be considered tampering with evidence.
”This should not have happened and we will also investigate it as a report has been lodged,” he said.
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* Syed Hamid chicken out at Chow Kit
Malaysia is becoming more famous internationally for the wrong reason. Malaysia is now ranked among the top 10 illegal wildlife smuggling hubs in the world, specialising in transporting pangolins, birds and clouded monitor lizards.
The wildlife is smuggled out of the country through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Penang International Airport, and through the sea via Johor. And I thought our Airports are pretty secured.
Apparently the security at our airports suck and enforcement from the Foresty, Wildlife, National Parks and the Police all closed their eyes on this issue. Yes, Syed Hamid Albar is also to be blamed.
From TheStar
Malaysia a hub for wildlife smuggling
By YENG AI CHUN
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is ranked among the top 10 illegal wildlife smuggling hubs in the world, specialising in transporting pangolins, birds and clouded monitor lizards.
The wildlife is smuggled out of the country through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Penang International Airport, and through the sea via Johor.
South-East Asia regional director for Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network Traffic Azrina Abdullah said Malaysia was a transit and harvest hub for illegal wildlife trade.
“We are among the top 10 smuggling hubs together with Manila, Medan, Singapore and the United States.
“Hanoi is also catching up as a smuggling hub,’’ she said after attending a lecture by Bryan Christy, the author of The Lizard King: The True Crimes and Passion of the World’s Greatest Reptile Smugglers at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia yesterday.
During the talk, Christy touched on a chapter in his book which chronicled the dealings of a Penangite regarded as the top reptile smuggler in the world.
Azrina said the smuggled wildlife would end up in cooking pots in China; pet shops in Germany, the European Union countries and the United States.
“It is especially easy to smuggle reptiles because they are small and cold blooded,” she said.
She added that one could smuggle a snake by “balling” it and tying it up for long flights as it could withstand cold temperatures and survive on minimal food.
“Smugglers are also known to export dangerous wildlife species with valid papers as a front. The illegal wildlife are placed below the legal ones,” she said.
She added some smugglers even dispensed tips to buyers on how to smuggle their new ‘pet’ home on a long haul flight.
Azrina said Malaysia was the preferred hub because of its strategic location and low-risk.
“If you get caught smuggling drugs, you can be hanged. But if you are caught smuggling a tiger, you are fined,’’ she said.
Azrina said NGOs were lobbying for stricter laws under the Protection of Wildlife Act 1972 (PWA).
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On October 16, Syed Hamid chicken out at Chow Kit when he said that the Chow Kit police beat was closed because of too many thugs and samseng in that area. After almost a month, he gave another excuse saying that the Chow Kit police beat was not close for fear of thugs BUT because the owner took back the building.
Of course the owner took the building back after the police run away like coward. And it takes Syed Hamid a few weeks to cook up another excuse. For a man who throw people into ISA detention centre at his wimp, that is the best excuse he has.
From Bernama
Lorong Haji Taib Beat Base Not Closed On Security Reasons - Syed Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today that the police beat base along Lorong Haji Taib here was not closed due to security reasons.
It was closed after the building owner decided to take back the land, he said.
"I would like to stress here that the written reply I made in Parliament on Oct 16 on the closure of the beat base was not accurate and clear.
"Actually the landowner wants to construct a new building, so the beat base has to be closed. But this area still has the Chow Kit Police Station with a strength of 10 personnel and four patrol cars and conducts 24-hour patrols," he told reporters after visiting the Chow Kit Police Station and surrounding areas.
On Oct 16, Syed Hamid said in his written reply to Titiwangsa Member of Parliament Dr Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali that the Lorong Haji Taib beat base had to be closed because the police found the location no longer suitable or safe for the police personnel on duty.
The dirty surroundings, possibly exposed to infectious diseases as well as criminal threats endanger the security of personnnel, he had said.
Syed Hamid said the Kuala Lumpur City Hall had agreed to allocate land on which a new beat base would be built and the discussion on the matter was ongoing.
He said the Chow Kit Police Station was able to reduce the crime rate in the surrounding areas and strategically located.
"Surveillances and patrols are conducted constantly from time to time and the public have to cooperate with the police. Chow Kit is not a black area as portrayed," he said.
On the illegal ownership of firearms, he said the ministry was working together with the neighbouring countries to check arms smuggling.
-- BERNAMA
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Syed Hamid Albar who is the Home Minister who have direct control of the police force is scared chicken. Why ? He said a police beat base in the Chow Kit area of downtown Kuala Lumpur was closed down because it was in a location that was considered unsafe.
If like that, how to rid the area of crooks, vice and other social pests? If the area is dirty, call DBKL to clean up. If there are too many crooks, launch an operation to catch the crooks. Show your muscle, not bending your tail between your legs.
If police are scared, called in General Operation Forces (GOF) for reinforcement. I'm not sure whether Syed Hamid is a comedian or the big brass at Bukit Aman is a comedian. This incident is a comedy of police commitment to the rakyat. What do they taught in the police academy ? Police are guardian to the people. If the police is scared shit of crooks then who else can ensure the safety of the people?
It's obvious that the Home Minister is only brave to arrest law-abiding citizens and placed them under ISA detention but could not do anything to clean up image of Chow Kit. Or close one-eye on police brutality on unarmed detainees.
So my advice to the chief of police is to buck and don't let the rakyat called you coward chicken.
From The Star
Parliament: Cops scared of crooks, so base closed! (updated)
By ROYCE CHEAH
KUALA LUMPUR: A police beat base in the Chow Kit area of downtown Kuala Lumpur was closed down because it was in a location that was considered unsafe, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.
In a written reply to Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohamad Ghazali (PAS-Titiwangsa), Syed Hamid said the beat base was located in a dirty area where there was a possibility of being exposed to contagious diseases.
The presence of criminals also posed a threat to the safety of police officers, he said.
Lo’ Lo’ had asked why the beat base on Jalan Haji Taib was closed considering the high number of vice-related activities in the area, as well as what kind action had been taken by the police to curb such activities.
Syed Hamid said that the police were looking for a new location to build a police beat base that would be able to give “guaranteed and continued service to the public.”
Lo’ Lo’s was the 30th question in the Order Paper and hence did not get a mention in the House during the daily one-hour Question Time. However, Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli (PAS-Kuala Krai) managed to raise it when he interjected during Azmin Ali’s (PKR-Gombak) speech during the debate on Budget 2009.
Dr Mohd Hatta said that if the police themselves felt unsafe in a beat base, then it would be even worse for the public.
“The minister has to resign if he is worried about the safety of police in that area. Maybe it would be better to put the beat base in army barracks,” he said.
Dr Mohd Hatta then managed to raise the issue again during his own debate on Budget 2009 saying that Syed Ali’s response was not rational.
“The police are there to make a place safe. If they themselves are scared and run away, then how can we hope for others to want to be there?
“It is embarassing and that is why the criminals will always be there,” he said.
Dr Mohd Hatta said if the place is dirty, then it is up to the police to organise gotong-royong activities to clean it up or if they did not want to then they should move to Putrajaya or Parliament.
“And what is this about contagious diseases on Jalan Haji Taib? The only kind of contagious diseases that are present there are sexually-transmitted ones.
“Is the minister scared that his charges will contract such diseases? That kind of thing is a matter of choice. In any case, if this is what he is worried about then we are worried that the police are not above this.”
Dr Mohd Hatta added that the police had to be brave people and that they were a different breed altogether when facing demonstrators. He said he hoped that the minister would clarify his written answer in the House as this is not the kind of police that the people want.
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The alleged police brutality at illegal immigrants detention centres around Sabah may or may not be true.
After all, Malaysia police are quite well known for their brute force inflicted to suspects and detainees.
Moving on, the only big news so far on Ops Sepadu is the alleged police brutality. No detailed statistics was given on how many illegals was caught, how many currently being detained and how many already deported. Bit and pieces of information suggest that the number of illegals is only a few thousands when in actual fact there are a few hundred thousand illegals lingering in Sabah.
Related posts:
* Rapist in the Subang Jaya Police Station
* Corrupted cops from Gemas Police Station get light punishment
* Polis Gemas corrupted
From Daily Express News
Sabah denies Filipino detainees beaten
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah has brushed aside claims that Filipinos were severely beaten in detention centres prior to their deportation in the on-going large-scale offensive against illegals in the State.
In an immediate reaction to an AFP report Saturday, State Secretary Datuk Sukarti Wakiman, who heads the operation, said there have been no such instances at the temporary detention centre in Menggatal and Kota Belud to which illegal immigrants are sent after being arrested.
"As far as I know, there have been no reports of abuse during the Ops Sepadu," he said, in a telephone interview.
After a thorough documentation process, he said Filipino detainees would be sent to Sandakan while Indonesians to Tawau for deportation to their land of origin.
"There are also other operations on the side, which are normally done now and then, but again there are no such reports," he said.
A member of the Philippines House of Representatives and of the Fact-Finding Committee on Sabah Deportees, Luzviminda Ilagan, was quoted by AFP in Zamboanga, Philippines as saying that Filipino detainees and those already deported to the Philippines have experienced severe beatings from Malaysian police while under detention.
She also claimed thousands of Filipinos, including women and children, remained in Malaysian detention centres "and suffering from inhumane conditions".
To this, Sukarti said Philippine and Indonesian representatives who had inspected the Kota Belud detention centre, which is looked after by the Special Federal Taskforce, were satisfied with what they saw.
"A Philippine ambassadorial representative and (a representative) from the Indonesian Consulate checked the centre and were satisfied with how it is run," he pointed out.
Sukarti said there are presently 2,057 detainees at the Menggatal and Kota Belud centres, adding 1,223 of the detainees in Menggatal also include those not arrested under Ops Sepadu.
"A total of 1,205 Filiipinos have been deported, Indonesians (634) and Pakistanis (8). These (deportees) do not only involve those detained in Ops Sepadu but also in normal operations," he said.
Sukarti said more than 1,000 illegal immigrants were roped in since the operation started in August, adding close to a thousand detainees were still awaiting deportation in the centres.
A senior police officer, meanwhile, refuted the abuse claims, saying those detained in the operation were very well treated, documented and looked after by the authorities.
"We will check thoroughly even before and after the detainees are brought in," he said, adding there were also daily morning briefings on the number of detainees in the detention centres.
He said there were no reports of brutality in the centres, pointing out there was no truth behind the AFP report.
Ilagan, as reported by AFP, had urged the Philippine Government to provide the deportees with aid to ensure they would not return as illegals to Sabah, and also pushed for a House-level inquiry into the alleged abuses by Malaysian police.
According to the AFP report, the Philippine Government estimated about 200,000 of their countrymen were living and working in Malaysia without valid visas and nearly 3,000 were in jail waiting to be deported.
Meanwhile, Sabah Commissioner of Police, Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim, who was contacted in the peninsula, said police would investigate the matter if an official complaint were made.
"If there is a report, then we will investigate and probably take action. My advice is to file an official report," he said.
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From TheStar
Hamid: Cops didn’t beat up deportees
PETALING JAYA: The Home Ministry has denied allegations that the police had “severely beaten” illegal Filipino workers who were detained pending deportation.
Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said he had no information of such ill-treatment.
He said he was happy with the co-operation extended to the Malaysian authorities by Filipino officials overseeing the repatriation of the detainees.
“I’m surprised that such an allegation surfaced. Firstly, no illegal has ever been kept in any police detention centre because all those without documents are detained in immigration detention centres,” he said when contacted yesterday.
It was reported in the foreign wires yesterday that illegal Filipino workers expelled from Sabah were severely beaten by police while under detention.
This was according to a member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a fact-finding committee on Sabah deportees.
It said thousands of Filipinos remained in Malaysian detention centres “suffering from inhumane conditions.”
Syed Hamid said there had been no report lodged against the police over the issue. Malaysia carried out fresh crackdown on illegals early this year and thousands of Filipinos have been deported since.
Asked if he would consult the Filipino counterpart to clarify the situation, Syed Hamid said: “Why should I? We are not subjected to the legislative body of another country.”
“It is their right to discuss it in the House of Representatives but the best thing is for them to go through diplomatic channels, lodge a complaint and give us specifics.”
Syed Hamid urged the Filipino officials to furnish the authorities with details so that an investigation could be carried out.
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The police have arrested an opposition politician (Seputeh MP Teresa Kok), a prominent blogger (Raja Petra Kamarudin of Malaysia-Today.net) and a journalist (Tan Hoon Cheng of Sin Chew Daily) in a sudden crackdown as the opposition plots to seize power.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi must be scared shit to impose the detention (without trial) of the three under the draconian Internal Security Act. The ISA crackdown is a travesty of justice honed to perfection by a regime afflicted with dementia. Didn't someone once say, ‘those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad?’
Ahmad Ismail, the person who started the fire was only slapped lightly on the wrist.
Previous Posts:
* Raja Petra Kamarudin arrested again
* Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin, Malaysian influential blogger in trouble with the Sedition Law
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From TheStar
Raja Petra, Teresa Kok and Sin Chew reporter arrested under ISA
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Today news portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng were arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) here and in Penang.The first person to be picked up was Raja Petra, 58, from his house in Sungai Buloh near here, followed by Tan, 32, who was arrested from her house in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Teresa, 43, was detained at 11.20pm as she was on her way home in a car.
All of them were arrested under Section 73(1) of the ISA for allegedly being a threat to security, peace and public order.
A team of police officers from Bukit Aman arrived at Raja Petra’s house at 1.10pm and led him away 40 minutes later.
The team also took some 15 VCDs on ceramah held by Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as well as 16 books.
Last week, the Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) and several Muslim bodies lodged a police report against Raja Petra, who is already facing criminal defamation charges for allegedly insulting the Malays, Muslims and Islam.
In a statement, Deputy Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said Raja Petra was arrested based on surveillance that showed that he was involved in activities that could cause unrest among the multi-racial and multi-religious society of the country.
Tan, who was picked up at 8.40pm, was taken from her house in Taman Seri Rambai in Bukit Mertajam to the state police headquarters on the island.
Tan, 32, reported former Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail’s racist remarks while campaigning for the Permatang Pauh by-election.
Lee Kelvin from Guang Ming and Tan Ming Xao from Nanyang Siang Pau, who had vouched for the accuracy of Tan’s report had gone into hiding.
Kok, 43, who is also state assemblyman for Kinrara and the senior Selangor state executive councillor, was picked up over an alleged involvement with a resident’s petition over a mosque.
Acting Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar confirmed the arrests of Tan and Kok.
Under the Section, police are empowered to detain the trio for a period of 60 days after which the Home Minister can decide on further detention.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar admitted that the decision to detain people and issue show cause letters would be unpopular and would be criticised but it had to be done.
“While we may want to be popular, freedom without responsibilities has ramifications.
“We have to take action to protect the wishes of the majority,” he said.
Syed Hamid also said Raja Petra had been warned on many occasions in the last two years.
“Now, with so much public uneasiness, we do not want anything that can threaten peace in the country.
“The police looked at all aspects and, under present circumstances, the actions were necessary,” he added.
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Why Raja Petra, Tan and Kok were detained
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Today news portal editor Raja Petra Kamarudin was arrested under the Internal Security Act for allegedly being a threat to security, peace and public order.Raja Petra, 58, who was arrested under Section 73(1) of the ISA, is alleged to have posted articles deemed seditious and that also belittle Islam.
Last week, the Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) and several Muslim organisations lodged a police report against him for allegedly insulting Malays, Muslims and Islam.
On Sept 6, under The Corridors of Power article posted on Malaysia Today, Raja Petra had hinted that it might be his last article until Sept 16, if he were to be detained under the ISA. He is banking on Anwar’s Sept 16 promise for an early release from ISA.
“Yes, I too have placed not only my money, but also my freedom on Anwar. And if Anwar fails to deliver his promise on Sept 16, not only he but I as well am headed for a fall,” he said in his posting.
Raja Petra, founder of the controversial news portal, was charged in the Sessions Court on Aug 15 on three counts of criminal defamation over his statutory declaration on the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu.
Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng is believed to have been arrested over her report on former Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail’s racist remarks while campaigning for the Permatang Pauh by-election last month.
Tan, 32, is an award-winning journalist with nine years of experience. She is a Mass Communication graduate from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
DAP’s Seputeh MP Teresa Kok is also assemblyman for Kinrara and a senior executive councillor in charge of investment, industry and trade.
Kok, 43, is believed to have been picked up in connection with a residents petition in Puchong over a mosque.
Former mentri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo had allegedly accused Kok of being involved.
She subsequently denied the allegation and demanded an apology from Dr Mohd Khir and the newspaper which reported it.
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A bunch of corrupted cops from Gemas Police Station get light punishment after a complaint (from fellow cop) that they received thousand of Ringgits every month in kickback from the underworld taukay.
Look like the all the men in that station are dirty and the main suspects will be transferred to other Police Station instead of being suspended. Transferring those suspects to another Police Station would mean breeding corrupted practice to other policemen. And that one bit will not minimize the corruption disease among the Police force.
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Source: TheStar
Ang pow cops transferred
By SARBAN SINGH
SEREMBAN: Four policemen from the Gemas police station have been transferred out after a colleague lodged a report alleging that they received “ang pow” running into thousands of ringgit every month from those involved in illegal activities.
State police chief Datuk Osman Salleh said more policemen would be transferred out once investigations were completed.
“We have yet to conclude investigations but we expect more to be transferred out from there,” he said when met yesterday.
Last Friday, the policeman, a corporal in his early 40s, lodged a report that his colleagues were accepting “protection” money from those involved in illegal activities.
The policeman was apparently unhappy with the officer-in-charge (OCS) at the station, an inspector and a sergeant at the station because they were allegedly taking the lion’s share of the “ang pow” while the other rank-and-file officers received very little.
The sergeant, in retaliation, lodged a report against the corporal alleging that the latter had sold some items belonging to the station to scrap dealers.
It is understood that the corporal had disposed of some of the station’s old wooden and iron furniture to the dealer.
Osman said the corporal was apparently unhappy because he had received his transfer orders prior to the incident.
“He had been working in Gemas for some time and did not want to leave. It was then that he decided to lodge a report against his colleagues,” he said.
Osman said the allegations against the OCS was also questionable, as he had been stationed there for less than six months.
However, Osman said the transfer of the four did not mean they were guilty.
“This is a normal procedure. We will take action if there is hard evidence to suggest that they had been on the take,” he said.
It is understood that the Anti-Corruption Agency has also started a probe into the matter.
It's difficult to imagine but there is Police rapist in the Subang Jaya Police Station, Selangor. It's pure police brutality.
The story started when a victim and her partner was stopped somewhere in Subang Jaya and were instructed to go over to the police station as her partner has committed a minor offence (i.e. driving a motorbike without license).
At the police station, that policeman threatened the victim to have her boyfriend jailed if she did not comply to his lust. The victim was raped in the police station.
This is akin to "Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi", that means, the fence was to protect the padi from toppling over but the fence toppled on the paid.
Note: The media reported that the incident happen at Subang Jaya but did not stated which Police Station was where the crime happened.
Related posts:
* Polis Gemas corrupted
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Source: thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/11/nation/21793948&sec=nation
Rape victim loses 10kg
THE girl allegedly raped by a policeman in a police station has lost more than 10kg in 22 days, reported China Press.
Family members are worried that the girl, 17, may be suffering from depression as she has mostly kept to her room after the incident.
She has become temperamental, moody, lost her appetite and is also restless, her mother said.
In an exclusive interview with the daily, the victim said: “I have lost confidence and will never believe in policemen anymore.”
She said the presence of policemen should instil confidence but “it is unbelievable he used such tactics to satisfy his lust.”
On June 18, the girl was with her boyfriend when the policeman stopped their motorcycle at 5am in Subang Jaya, Selangor.
The boyfriend did not have a driving licence and the policeman instructed them to go to the police station where they were questioned separately.
The policeman allegedly forced the girl to undress and threatened to have her boyfriend jailed if she did not comply.
She claimed she was forced to perform oral sex on the policeman and then raped at the station. After 30 minutes, the couple was released.
She had also claimed that the policeman had told her that there had been others before her who had been very “cooperative”.
“If action is not taken against the policeman, the credibility of the police will be questioned,” she was quoted as saying by the daily.
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The police force from Gemas Police Station, Negri Sembilan are a bunch of corrupted law enforcement in Malaysia. That's according to one policeman from Gemas Police Station who lodged a report against his fellowmen over alleged bribery.
In return, his superior counter report him for alleged theft of Police's property.
Look like the whole Station are manned by crooked policemen. I'll must say Gemas is a heaven for the underworld organizations to conduct their illegal activities there without interference from the Police as the police has been "taken care of". Residents in Gemas however, are not only not protected but also cheated. The police has taken oath to protect the rakyat and not to be buddy to the criminals.
YouTube Live: Malaysia policeman taking a bribe
Related posts:
* Sekama Police Station manned with incompetent policemen
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Source: thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/11/nation/21793315&sec=nation
Cop vs cops in Gemas station
By SARBAN SINGH
GEMAS: A policeman has lodged a report against all his colleagues including his superiors allegedly over dissatisfaction on how the monthly bribes from those operating illegal activities was being distributed.
In retaliation, one of his superiors, a sergeant, lodged another police report against the policeman, a lance corporal, for allegedly selling station property to scrap dealers.
A source said the lance corporal, in his 40s, was dissatisfied with his superiors for allegedly taking the lion’s share of the bribes while the rank and file received very little.
“In fact, the complainant claimed that he did not get a sen,” the source said.
The report was lodged earlier this week.
The sergeant, in an apparent tit-for-tat, lodged another report against the lance corporal alleging that he had sold some old wooden and iron furniture from the police station to a dealer.
“His colleagues even know where the dealer is operating from,” the source said.
State police chief Datuk Osman Salleh confirmed that a report has been lodged.
“We are investigating the claims made by the lance corporal. We do not want to make conclusions straightaway as the allegations are serious,” he said.
He said all the policemen were still on duty and have not been asked to go on leave.
He said action would be taken against his men if the claims were true.
It is understood that the Anti-Corruption Agency has also started a probe.
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Sekama Police Station in Kuching is manned with incompetent policemen. This case involve the public calling Sekama police station requesting for assistance to track down the suspects but were taken aback when told by the officer at the other end of the line that they would have to lodge a police report of the incident first.
A crime has occurred and the police need you to report the incident first before they can pursue the suspects. What kind of crime prevention is that ? The least the police officer at the station could do is to redirect the assistance to the mobile police unit instead of asking for an incident report.
The police department should discipline that policeman for lacking public apathy.
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Source: theborneopost.com/?p=36457
Public lament slow response from police
KUCHING: Two snatch thieves managed to escape despite the best efforts from the public, which saw one couple ramming into the suspects’ motorcycle but this did not stop the duo from escaping yesterday.
Of more pressing concern was the alleged slow response from the police despite being contacted by the couple soon after the thieves escaped on foot into a nearby jungle after nearly being knocked to the ground.
The incident happened near Taman BDC when two men riding a black-coloured motorcycle snatched a handbag belonging to a 41-year-old woman from Jalan Green around 3.30pm. The handbag contained RM6,000, which the woman had withdrawn about an hour earlier from a bank at Mile 3.
After leaving the bank, the woman headed to BDC to meet up with a friend and was in the middle of a conversation when the suspects rode up and grabbed the purse from inside her Toyota Unser.
The woman and her friend, however, immediately gave chase and nearly knocked the motorcycle down, but the duo managed to avoid the vehicle and disappeared into Lorong 3 of a nearby housing area.
At that point, a couple, coincidentally driving past the area, witnessed the incident and joined in the chase. Familiar with the housing area, the couple knew the snatch thieves would have to double back out as the lane was a dead end and, true enough, encountered the suspects on their way out.
Without a moment’s hesitation, the couple rammed into the suspects and knocked them to the ground but the duo still managed to pick themselves up and took off on foot into a nearby secondary jungle.
At that juncture, the couple told reporters that they called the Sekama police station at 3.45pm requesting for assistance to track down the suspects but were taken aback when told by the officer at the other end of the line that they would have to lodge a police report of the incident first.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the apparent lackadaisical attitude of the police, the husband added that a mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) only showed up at the scene about an hour after the incident and dismissed the ‘quick response’ ability by police as nothing more than empty talk.
“They call for cooperation from the public and say they can respond in less than 10 minutes. Had they been quick, I am confident the suspects could have been arrested as they were only running on foot,” he lamented, adding that even though his car was damaged in the incident, it would have been worthwhile had the duo been caught.
The motorcycle was later taken back to the police station for investigation while the victim lodged a report of the incident.
Police are investigating.
Inanam, a small town in Sabah is not spared from crime. The latest incident of bus hijacking is very serious and the incident happen at Inanam Bus Terminal which is a stone throw away from the Inanam Police Station.
Luckily, no hostages were taken for a ride. If not, the entire Polis DiRaja Malaysia would have red-face embarrassment. The latest incident should acts as a wake up call for those sleepy police stationed at Inanam Police Station. Sabah is well known for it's illegal immigrants. And illegal immigrants contribute to social problems and crimes especially if they are let loose on the street. If my friend read this post, he'll probably accused the Inanam Police Station as being manned by the illegals !
And get this, so far their is no updated news on whether the hijacked bus has been found or not. Talk about police efficiency.
Extracted from: newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/17195 (Apr 11, 2008)
Gang take off with express bus
KOTA KINABALU : More than a dozen passengers in a Semporna-bound express bus had a shock yesterday when they were ordered out of the vehicle by 10 men who took over the bus.
Their luggages were also thrown out of the bus as it was about to leave the outstation bus terminal in Inanam at about 7.30pm.
SK Kinabalu Transport Sdn Bhd official Sarudin Kaning,38 said that he could not make out the reason for anyone to steal his 44-seater coach.
According to him,the driver was also ordered to alight from the bus.
“This goes to show how lax the security is in the terminal,” he said yesterday after lodging a police report at the Inanam police station,which is in front of the terminal.
“My bus was ready to leave then the incident happened,” he said on his Semporna-bound bus.The company operates four buses from the terminal.
He called on the authorities to investigate the matter thoroughly and to bring the culprits to justice.
The yellow coach with plate number ACR 7168 left with the 10 men onboard.
It's a case of soft police brutality. Imagine a Chief Minister (Lim Guan Eng) being call up by the police over his remark on Malaysia New Economic Policy. What's the big deal anyway ? Is the police also looking for cheap publicity ?
If indeed the police going to call up Lim Guan Eng, he would created a new record in Malaysia for being the first Chief Minister to be questioned by police on government policy. Another comedic scene from the Boleh Land.
Don't the police have better things to do like catching criminals and solving recent spate of abducting cases and robberies.
Police stupidity ?
Statement by state police chief Senior Asst Comm (I) Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid to call up Lim, if necessary is already sound like a threat. Is this their tactic to silent those who criticize the federal government 's ways of governing the nation ?
Related post:
* Badawi like to see Lim Guan Eng back to jail
Extracted from: thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/2/nation/20080402164616&sec=nation (Apr 02, 2008)
Police may call up Guan Eng
PENANG: The police may call up Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over a statement he made on the New Economic Policy.
Acting state police chief Senior Asst Comm (I) Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid said Lim would be called up if necessary.
“Lim should not be disturbed by the recording of statements from the China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau reporters on Tuesday as that was only a procedure.
“We only want to know what was actually said during the press conference held shortly after new state government took over,” he said after a blood donation drive in conjunction with the 201st Police Day.
At a press conference after the state Exco meeting Wednesday, Lim said he was ready for all possibilities in the event the police called him up to record his statement.
"I have a good working relationship with the chief police officer.
"Everyone is equal and not above the law. I just hope the investigations would be carried out fairly if the police feel there is a case,'' he said.
Lim added in the past, there were cases of police reports lodged against state and federal leaders but the matters were not pursued.
"This is probably the first time a Chief Minister has to go through such a process,'' he said.
He hoped the police would not treat the case any differently.
