Snatch Thieves are Cops!

 

















Alfian ZM Tahir and G Vinod
FMT August 26, 2013

Despite lodging a police report on the matter on July 3, B Saravanan claims that the police have yet to take action against the errant police officers.

PETALING JAYA: A lorry driver lodged a police report last month claiming that one of the snatch thieves he caught red handed was none other than a police officer.

In the report lodged at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters on July 3, B Saravanan, 27, said that he was going out to lunch outside his office at Taman Mayang Jaya on that day, when he saw two men on a motorcycle trying to snatch a gold necklace from a foreign national.

“It was about 12 pm. I was going for lunch when I saw the thieves on a Yamaha LC bike attempting to snatch a necklace from an Indonesian lady.

“I immediately drove to the scene and rammed my car on their motorcycle, causing the duo to fall on the street,” said Saravanan.

He said that he got down from his car to face the thieves, getting into a scuffle with them. Unfortunately, the perpetrators overwhelmed him and even manage to snatch his gold chain.

Adding that he tried his level best to apprehend them, Saravanan decided to back off as one started throwing stones at his car while the other threatened him with a knife.

Saravanan subsequently called up the police, who later arrived at the area to take pictures of the crime scene.

Suspects turn out to be policemen

“At 1pm, one Corporal Zamrus called me up to Kelana Jaya police station, asking my assistance to identify the thieves, which I did about three hours later.

“I managed to identify both men during the identification parade. To my shock, Zamrus told me that one of the suspects was a police officer,” alleged Saravanan in the report.

When contacted today Saravanan said that both suspects were indeed police officers. Saravanan further claimed that the investigating officer, known as Inspector Hasbullah, tried to talk him out of lodging a police report.

“I saw them both walking in and out of the Kelana Jaya police station together. So when I got to know that the suspects were officers from the same station, I decided to lodge the report at the PJ police headquarters instead,” said Saravanan.

He added that he was called to the Kelana Jaya police station for a second time on July 19 for another identification parade.

“I identified them again but after that I received no information from the Kelana Jaya police station on the status of the investigation,” said Saravanan.

However FMT learned today evening that Saravanan has been asked to be present at the Kelana Jaya police station to give a statement later tonight.

No comment from district chief

A police source meanwhile told FMT that he has yet to receive any updates regarding the status of the two police officers.

“I am not sure if they have been transferred to another desk or department or they have been suspended from the force. They are attached to a different police station thus I did not get any updates regarding their status,” the source said.

Meanwhile, Petaling Jaya district police chief, Arjunaidi Mohamed when contacted refused to comment on the matter.

“You have to check with the Selangor police headquarters. I can’t comment on this,” he said briefly.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/08/26/snatch-thieves-are-cops/

Three rape Vietnamese worker after robberies

NST 18/8/13

KOTA TINGGI: A Vietnamese woman was abducted and raped by three men impersonating policemen, after they robbed 26 foreign workers at their hostels on Friday night.

Kota Tinggi police chief Superintendent Mohd Nor Rasid said the incident happened at two different locations.

He said the suspects went to the hostel for female foreign workers in Taman Kota Batu 2 here at 10.45pm.

"They demanded the occupants open the door, but the occupants refused to do so."

Mohd Nor said the suspects then became aggressive and broke down the steel gate and the hostel's back door.

"They ordered the women at the hostel to hand over their valuables before proceeding to take the victim and force her into a car."

The victim said that she was brought to a nearby area where she was raped.

The victim was then freed by the suspects at Jalan Air Terjun, about 200 metres from the hostel.

Mohd Nor said the suspects had earlier gone to a hostel housing male foreign workers at Jalan Belinjau in Taman Kota Jaya at 10.15pm and robbed the occupants.

The distance between the two locations is about two kilometres.

"They were pretending to carry out an inspection at the hostel.

"Eleven Nepalese men were ordered to hand over their cash, valuables and mobile phones to the suspects."

He said the operations manager of the factory where the workers were employed had received a call over the incident and alerted the police.

He said the police have mounted a manhunt for the suspects and are urging those with information on the case to come forward to assist in the investigation.

The case is being investigated under Section 395/397 and Section 376 of the Penal Code.

www.nst.com.my/nation/general/three-rape-vietnamese-worker-after-robberies-1.339624#ixzz2cKIo1fjn

Latin American burglary suspects held after high-speed chase

The Star 17/8/13

SHAH ALAM: Two Latin Americans were arrested by police on suspicion of being involved in burglary less than two months after entering the country.

Acting Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk A. Thaiveegan said the two men, aged 31 and 36, entered the country in July on tourist visas.

He said a patrol unit in Putra Heights noticed three men in a Honda MPV behaving suspiciously on Aug 14.

“As police officers approached the car to investigate, they sped off, leading to a high-speed chase,” DCP Thaiveegan told reporters at a press conference.

The 30-minute pursuit on an expressway saw the burglars ramming through a toll booth barrier.

The suspects ditched their car in Section 28, Shah Alam, before fleeing on foot, but two of the suspects were caught while the third man is still at large.

DCP Thaiveegan said the suspects had used fake number plates on their rented vehicle.

“We found a number of break-in tools like screwdrivers as well as other paraphernalia like gloves and caps,” he said, adding that the suspects would be remanded until tomorrow.

DCP Thaiveegan also said that a gang of robbers linked to a robbery in July had been arrested.

Five suspects, aged between 20 and 27, were arrested separately in Kelana Jaya and Teluk Panglima Garang on Thursday, and would be remanded until next Wednesday.

“They have no criminal records, but we have evidence linking them to the case,” he said.

During the July 28 incident in Banting, five men robbed a home of valuables worth RM80,000.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/08/17/Latin-American-burglary-suspects-held-after-highspeed-chase.aspx

DAP appoints Teresa Kok to head Anti-Crime Task Force

The Star 15/8/13

PETALING JAYA: DAP has appointed Seputeh MP Teresa Kok to head the new crime action task force set up to help restore public safety.

Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who announced Kok’s appointment in a press statement yesterday, said the task force would work towards getting the police to increase the number of CID personnel.

Presently only 10,150 or 9% of the total police force of 112,583 are in the CID.

“The DAP want the numbers of CID officers to be increased to 56,000 or half the force, in order deal with the rise in violent crime.

“The deteriorating crime situation is developing into a full-blown crisis in Malaysia, with adverse impact not only on personal security but also on tourism and the business climate,” said Lim.

He added that the Government could not attribute the spike in cases to the repeal of the Emergency Ordinance.

He pointed out that the repeal of the law, which allowed for preventive detention, could not explain why firearms were now so readily available.

“Only the omnipresence of the police can deter criminals and bring down the crime rate,” he said.

Burglar Caught by Police in SS14 26 July 2013 (Fri)

Burglar nabbed by Police URB Team within 1 minute of receiving distress call from resident in SS14

Cop Wanted by Cops.....

Cop Wanted by Cops.....
 
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Does PJ Needs More Protectors?

Does PJ Needs More Protectors?

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The optimum ratio of policemen to population recommended by the INTERPOL is 1:250 which means one policeman is responsible for looking after 250 residents. However, as of today in Petaling Jaya, the ratio stands at 1:470 which means one policeman is looking after 470 residents! This shows that we are in desperate need of twice the amount of police force in order to fight crime. Join this fight, say you're in. More Police, Safer 

Killed for jumping a red light?

[reported by Free Malaysia Today]
link here
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/07/09/killed-for-jumping-a-red-light/

KUALA LUMPUR: An alleged traffic offender died last week after he was arrested and manhandled by four police officers in Medan Imbi, Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo told a press conference today.

Gobind said the assault occurred at a restaurant and he had seen a video recording of it that was shot by a patron.

A report in China Press quoted police sources as saying that the victim, 53-year-old Chong Foo Ming, was foaming at the mouth after he was restrained and handcuffed. The report said police tried to flag him down after he had beaten a red light, but he sped off.

Gobind condemned the police action, saying the violence was unnecessary.

“Mr Chong was roughened up by a group of police officers,” he said. “After he was handcuffed, he was forced to lay down facing the ground . And then one of the police officers sat on top of him.

“If he had beaten a red light, why the need to apprehend him in that way?”

It is learnt that the policemen contacted an ambulance after noticing that Chong was foaming at the mouth. But he was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Gobind said police had used excessive force and called for a thorough investigation.

Initial police reports said Chong died of a heart failure, but according to his daughter Doriss, the hospital found no heart complications or internal injuries.

“We demand an answer from the police,” Gobind said. “This victim was a very healthy man. This is confirmed by the hospital. The police cannot expect the family to sit back doing nothing. An explanation is needed.”

He said he would write to the Inspector General of Police today.

Gobind acknowledged that the cause of death was still uncertain.

“We are waiting for the chemist’s report,” he said. “First they claimed it was a heart attack, which was wrong. There was nothing wrong with the victim’s heart. We are waiting for a second opinion before we can confirm the cause of death.”

A report in China Press quoted police sources as saying that the victim, 53-year-old Chong Foo Ming, was foaming at the mouth after he was restrained and handcuffed. The report said police tried to flag him down after he had beaten a red light, but he sped off.
Gobind condemned the police action, saying the violence was unnecessary.
“Mr Chong was roughened up by a group of police officers,” he said. “After he was handcuffed, he was forced to lay down facing the ground . And then one of the police officers sat on top of him.
“If he had beaten a red light, why the need to apprehend him in that way?”
It is learnt that the policemen contacted an ambulance after noticing that Chong was foaming at the mouth. But he was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
Gobind said police had used excessive force and called for a thorough investigation.
Initial police reports said Chong died of a heart failure, but according to his daughter Doriss, the hospital found no heart complications or internal injuries.
“We demand an answer from the police,” Gobind said. “This victim was a very healthy man. This is confirmed by the hospital. The police cannot expect the family to sit back doing nothing. An explanation is needed.”
He said he would write to the Inspector General of Police today.
Gobind acknowledged that the cause of death was still uncertain.
“We are waiting for the chemist’s report,” he said. “First they claimed it was a heart attack, which was wrong. There was nothing wrong with the victim’s heart. We are waiting for a second opinion before we can confirm the cause of death.”
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Police Impersonators Nabbed

PJ Community Alert shared Polis Diraja Malaysia ( Royal Malaysia Police )'s photo.

DUA MENYAMAR POLIS DIBERKAS: Tindakan dua individu menyamar sebagai anggota polis untuk menyamun penduduk di sekitar Damansara, berakhir dengan penahanan mereka di Mutiara Damansara, baru-baru ini. Ketua Polis Daerah Petaling Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Arjunaidi Mohamed berkata, ketika kejadian kira-kira jam4.45 pagi itu. anggota polis dari Balai Polis Damansara yang melakukan rondaan di kawasan itu mengesan kedua-dua suspek yang mengesan kedua-dua suspek yang menaiki sebuah motosikal.

Mereka melarikan diri tetapi ditahan selepas kira-kira 200 meter. Seorang daripada mereka memakai jaket hitam dengan logo polis dan baju seragam kadet polis. Seorang warga Myanmar, manakala seorang lagi lelaki tempatan. Kedua-dua suspek ditahan reman untuk mebantu siasatan dan orang ramai yang mempunyai maklumat berhubung kes ini boleh ke balai polis yang berhampiran untuk membantu siasatan.

Sumber: Akhbar sinar harian

New Law

The Star 30/6/13
On the Beat by WONG CHUN WAI

In place of the EO, a new law to deal with hardcore criminals, with a built-in mechanism to stop abuses by the authorities, should be drawn up.

DRUGS, gambling and corruption that's the root cause of crime. You don't have to be a criminologist to know where we have gone wrong, and what we have done, or not done, to stamp out the disease that is eating us up.

It has been reported that over 60% of snatch thieves caught are drug addicts. The statistics also show that half of the 30,000 prisoners have a history of drug use.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has also said that 48.2% of the prisoners had been found guilty of drug trafficking, possession and other drug-related offences.

Then there is the huge growth of illegal online gambling operations in towns and cities particularly in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

There are strong suspicions that, hiding behind the faade of Internet cafes, these gamblers, mostly youngsters, are resorting to criminal activities to “fund” their habit, according to Malaysian Crime Prevention Federation vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

“Some of them would do anything, including stealing and robbing, to get money. Initially, they start by stealing money from their parents and family members, and gradually move on to the streets. Most of these people have become habitual gamblers,” he said.

The media, including this newspaper, have regularly exposed illegal gambling outlets which offer online casino games.

One bold operator reportedly even distributed leaflets offering discounts, loyalty points and even original jerseys of English Premier League clubs to new gamblers!

Last year, The Star reported on the many illegal e-casinos with gambling programmes and live games broadcast from the Philippines. Despite the expos many carry on with business as usual.

Even the few that were raided and supposedly closed down have re-opened, according to my colleague who went undercover to investigate these places.

The underground gambling business has thrived simply because the operators know the authorities would never allow for legitimate outlets, be they outlets or clubs. The Genting Casino is likely to be the first and only casino ever to be sanctioned in Malaysia.

The result is that illegal gambling dens, whether in the form of cyber cafes or online casinos, have mushroomed.

The Home Ministry has a tough job on its hands. Zahid has proposed for a centralised body to be set up to coordinate enforcement and prevention efforts in curbing drug addiction and drug-related offences.

He has said that the body could be made up of personnel from the Customs Department, Health Ministry, Immigration Department, the National Anti-drug Agency (AADK) and the police.

Zahid is known as someone who means business but for the war against crime, he needs plenty of support.

Just look at the huge number of cyber cafes and massage outlets that come under the purview of the local councils. The police cannot be expected to raid every outlet as there are genuine ones too but the councils must do their part to keep an eye on the errant ones.

There are also strong suspicions that corrupt policemen and council officers are allowing the e-casinos to continue doing business.

Something does not tally here. Many of these outlets are known to the public and yet they appear to be unknown to the authorities. Can the public be faulted if they think there are crooked and rogue elements in uniform?

Regulated gaming outlets are frowned upon because of political and religious reasons, but illegal gaming outlets flourish as a result. And because they are illegal, there is also a loss in gaming taxes which would have been good revenue for the government.

Morale within the police force is low. The good cops feel they have been blamed for everything and, worse, they find that their hands are tied in crime-fighting.

The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) research team on crime and policing has rightly said that the Emergency Ordinance, although criticised as a draconian, inhumane and undemocratic law, did serve its purpose in effectively dealing with terrorists, secret societies, criminal gangs, recidivists and organised crime members.

USM Associate Prof Dr P. Sundramoorthy said that most EO detainees in the last three decades were those alleged to be involved in violent gang activities, extortion, kidnapping, gaming, and in executing the day-to-day operations for organised/syndicated crime bosses.

Almost 2,000 criminals were released after the EO's repeal last year. Since then, according to police officials as reported in the media, most of those released are back in business and they are more dangerous and commit crimes openly without regard for public safety.

Sundramoorthy, as the principal researcher of the team, said the nature of their crimes were generally violent, inhumane and cruel.

His team has a question for Malaysians: “The research team on crime and policing from USM would like to ask all law-abiding and peace-loving citizens: To what extent are we willing to give up safety for the sake of liberty and democracy?”

Perhaps there could be a middle ground a new law to detain criminals with a built-in mechanism to stop abuses by the authorities which can include a review committee comprising ex-judges, retired police officers, welfare officers and elected representatives from both sides.

The bottom line is, we cannot expect our cops to deal with hardcore criminals the gentlemen's way. The criminals should simply be locked up.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F6%2F30%2Fnation%2F13307322&sec=nation

The Police watch over us. Who watches over the Police?

The Star 28/6/13
(OPINION) By BARADAN KUPPUSAMY

KUALA LUMPUR: Every modern police force in the world today requires a civilian oversight committee to watch over its men in blues.

This fact was recognised as early as 1829 by London Police Commissioner Sir Robert Peel who started transforming the London police from a force of village constables and night watchmen into a modern police force.

With the creation of a highly visible, distinctive, uniformed, full-time, paid police force organised on quasi- military lines came the fear of omnipresent police that would curtail civil liberties.

Thus was born the police oversight commission or civilian oversight committee call it by what name you want, but its role is almost always the same.

We need something, someone or some independent mechanism to watch over our men in blues - to accept complaints against police, and vice versa, to investigate, to punish and to recommend changes to the force to make it better.

Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge V T Singham said the same in his judgement Wednesday ordering the government to pay RM801,700 in damages to the family of police detainee A. Kugan who killed in custody in 2009.

The family won their civil suit against the police and the government. Kugan's mother Indra Nallathamby, 43, had filed the civil suit claiming RM100 million in damages against the government and the police over what she claimed as the “brutal murder” of her son.

While the judge upheld her claims that Kugan was wrongly imprisoned and that the defendants had breached their duty of care to him, he also urged the speedy setting up of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).

He noted an increase in the number of death in custody cases and that this increase warrants the setting up of an independent commission such as IPCMC.

“The recommendation of the royal commission of inquiry must not be kept in cold storage and allowed to freeze.

It must be activated as soon as possible in order to assure that all concerned members of society, including family members of deceased persons, that an independent agency is looking into the matter without any influence from the local police officers,” Singham said.

The judge made another pertinent observation that is that “even if the police investigated such deaths dutifully” but that it would still lack credibility.

Credibility is the bedrock of any modern police force and credibility is what the public wants in our police force.

To ensure that the force acquires and keeps that credibility, all allegation against the police force i.e. misuse of force must be independently investigated and disposed of.

There's simply no other way of dealing with this issue except investigations by an independent body which will ensure that the probe is through and punishment meted out and the offence is not repeated.

Although the judge's observation is not legal binding but it still has a moral force of authority here is a judge of a High Court who says the IPMC has to be taken out of cold storage.

The IPCMC was first mooted by the path breaking Royal Commission of Inquiry headed by then Chief Justice Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah.

It came up with 125 recommendations but the main one, the establishment of an independent oversight committee that has since entered our annals as the IPCMC.

Despite numerous calls since 2006, the government has not found the political will to form such an independent commission and this is mainly because of strong opposition from the police force.

After much public debate it form a watered down and ineffectual Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) that has been dismissed as powerless and unable to bite.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is now offering the same EAIC as the government's IPCMC, while the opposition is demanding a true oversight commission.

As said earlier, it does not matter what one wants to call it but make the oversight commission independent, and truly able to perform its duties, not just warm the chairs.

In parliament Wednesday, Zahid also said there have been 231 deaths in custody between 2000 and May this year and only two were related to injuries cause by police.

The other deaths are caused by disease, illness, suicides and fights among detainees, he said.

Statistics are better used to fight public perception which is very much against the police force.

Statistics for instance shows that more Malays and not Indians had died in police custody, contrary to public perception.

But an independent oversight commission is necessary not because of death in police custody but because we simply need a mechanism to watch over the police and to ensure that police discharge their duties and use a force that is appropriate to the task.

The only person who seems to reject such a commission are some of the police bosses - past and present - and some politicians who support them.

Both falsely fear their hold on society might slip otherwise.

Simply put, a modern police force requires a modern mechanism such as an oversight commission, to police its own police force, to keep it in check and to ensure that no misuse happens.

24-Hour Restaurants Should Hire Guards And Install CCTV

24-Hour Restaurants Should Hire Guards And Install CCTV

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- Restaurants operating 24 hours are encouraged to hire security guards at the business premises as a step to deter gang robbery.

Inspector-General of Police Secretariat assistant head (Corporate Communications) ACP Ramli Mohamed Yusoof said while the installation of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) was also an important initiative in detecting criminal activity.

"Police cannot do patrolling in certain places for a long time as there are more other important tasks that should be made, apart from just to monitoring or focusing on the same locations," he said to Bernama.

Ramli said the police usually carried out periodic patrols, and the installation of CCTV and the hiring of security guards at their premises would help significantly in curbing crime.

He was responding to several armed gang robbery incidents at restaurants with the latest incident last Sunday when four men with machetes and axes robbed and attacked a food court at Jalan Relau, Balik Pulau, Penang, resulting in two customers sustaining injuries.

A crime analyst, Datuk Akhbar Satar who also agreed to the suggestions to hire security guards at the 24-hour premises, said the move would give long-term benefits to owners of the premises.

Akhbar said the cost factor in hiring guards should not be a problem to the premises as the move would give a great impact to the public while helping to ease the anxiety of the customers.

"Try these suggestions first for five to six months, and see the effects... continue it if the move gives positive results to the premises," he said.

A survey by Bernama found that some police officers were patrolling at popular public areas including the 24-hour restaurants.

Meanwhile, a tomyam restaurant owner, Roslina Nafi, 37, said her premises was robbed four times in a month and she was afraid to run her business until late at night but she was relieved that the police regularly patrolled the location.

Mariani Tan, 21, an employee of a food premises in Setapak, was facing anxious moments last year when criminals robbed the store and directed her and several customers to go to the back of the premises.

"The experience gave ??me a phobia to work at night. Although the money in cashier's machine is limited to RM150 during night time, I still fear for the my safety as well as that of my colleagues," she said.

-- BERNAMA

22 Jun 2013 Rally at Padang Merbok

PJ Community Alert shared 光明日報 Guang Ming Daily's photo.

Police Unit Deployed at Padang Merbuk....There will be a gathering held there today.....FYI

雖然622黑色集會主辦單位宣布的集合時間為中午，但警方及吉隆坡市政局的官員大清早就在默布草場附近執勤，以為應對集會人潮作好準備。

 

Several hurt at police station after scrap dealers get into brawl

Genius !! Lets Fight inside the Police Station

Several hurt at police station after scrap dealers get into brawl
By SIMON KHOO
simonkhoo@thestar.com.my

BENTONG: Two groups of scrap metal traders brawled inside the Karak police station, forcing policemen to draw out their firearms to stop the fight.

The policemen had to do so after the situation got tense and the groups started to attack each other. At least one person was seriously injured and was rushed to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment.

Several others suffered minor injuries and received outpa­- tient treatment.

Sources said the incident occurred at about 6.30pm yesterday when a group of about 15 men accused two others from Mentakab of stealing scrap metal from their outlet.

The duo drove off in their lorry but the group gave chase in their cars and intercepted the lorry before beating them up.

Police from the nearby Telemong police station were alerted and rushed to the scene. All were then taken to the Karak police station for questioning.

The two injured men contacted their friends and soon 30 men arrived in five cars from Mentakab, leading to a confrontation inside the police station.

Bentong OCPD Supt Mansor Mohd Nor confirmed the incident, adding that he was handling the investigation.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F6%2F10%2Fnation%2F13220344&sec=nation

Bogus Cop Alert

Michael Chong: 'I've never heard of the Malaysian Special Ranger Agency'
By RASHVINJEET S.BEDI and IVAN LOH

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Michael Chong has been inundated with calls asking about a uniformed body, the Malaysian Special Ranger Agency, that apparently does not exist.

However, the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head said that he had never heard of such a group, and urged the public to be wary of anyone claiming to represent it.

"I got many enquiries from the public after the case came out in the media. I don't want the public to be misled by such groups. The public is very confused now,” said Chong.

Chong began receiving calls after a report in The Star on an alleged assault on a Dr Balraj Singh in Ipoh by the police, who claimed he was a member of the group.

He also urged the IGP and the Home Ministry to investigate the existence of the group.

Checks by The Star Online showed that there was not much information about the group available online, but there was a Facebook page for the Malaysian Special Ranger Agency in Johor.

In its description, it claimed that it was established under "Akta Amanah 258/1952 di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Bahagian Hal Ehwal Undang-Undang".

However, a check revealed that Act 258 was the Trustees (Incorporation) Act 1952 (Revised 1981), which provided for the incorporation of the trustees, and not for the formation of a uniformed volunteer group.

Pictures from its Facebook page showed several people wearing uniforms similar to that of the dark blue garb of the police. Other pictures showed the group conducting self-defence training sessions. The last Facebook post of the group was made in September last year.

Another post in August last year stated that they were a "volunteer social services NGO" which assists governmental agencies whenever the need arose.

"Besides fighting crime, fire fighting, medic, road safety, social welfare, etc... to let members excels or support the team," it commented on the same post when quizzed on its role by a member of the public.

Perak deputy state police chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk A.Paramasivam said they were investigating the existence of the group and its function.

"No one is allowed to do policing on their own. If they want to assist the police, there has to be the presence of a policeman," said Paramasivam, who is investigating the Balraj case.

When contacted, Dr Balraj maintained the group existed and that he had the necessary and supporting documents from the Home Ministry to prove it.

He also said he had a letter of support from Bukit Aman police for the group's public safety activities.

He added that his lawyer is in the process of collecting the necessary documents before the next course of action.

When contacted, a Home Ministry official said she was not aware of any such agency under it.

Dr Balraj was alleged to have impersonated a policeman to extort money from a businessman in Ipoh on May 12 at about 4.25am.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F6%2F6%2Fnation%2F20130606201300&sec=nation

Attack Cops and Storm Police Station....Wonder Why

Attack Cops and Storm Police Station....Wonder Why

Five men assault friend at Johor police station
By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH
farhaan@thestar.com.my

JOHOR BARU: A group of parang-wielding men stormed a police station in Labis, about 150km from here, and attacked a man who had earlier rescued a constable.

Policemen rushed to help the victim and arrested the five intruders in the 11am incident yesterday. They also seized four machetes.
Earlier, it is learnt, one of the suspects had stopped a car carrying the constable, his wife and two friends along the Labis-Segamat trunk road.

When the policeman got out of the car, one of them slashed him in the back. One of the policeman's friends quickly pulled him back into the car and they sped towards the Labis police station, several kilometres away.

The five suspects followed in another car and entered the police station where they started to attack the constable's friend.
Johor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Dr Hashim Haron said the victims, in their 40s, had been admitted to the Segamat Hospital to treat their slash wounds.

“The five suspects are aged between 30 and 40,” he said.

SAC Dr Hashim said the incident might have been due to an old grudge or personal problems between the constable and one of the suspects.

MyWatch chief: Cop threatened to shoot me

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/01/29/mywatch-chief-cop-threatened-to-shoot-me/

PETALING JAYA: A policeman from the Jelebu police headquarters allegedly threatened to shoot the chairman of anti-crime watchdog MyWatch early this morning, minutes after he informed Bukit Aman of illegal gambling outlets operating in the area.
R Sri Sanjeevan told FMT he had been staking out the illegal gambling outlets in Simpang Pertang alone, waiting for the district police to act on his tip off, when he received a threatening call at 3.43am from a Malay man.
According to Sanjeevan’s police report, the man had demanded in Malay: “who are you, are you drunk, why did you call Bukit Aman, do you think we don’t know what we are doing? I want you to leave that area or I will go there and arrest you or shoot you.”
When Sanjeevan asked who the man was, he allegedly replied: “I am a police officer from IPD Jelebu! If you have the guts, come to IPD Jelebu now!”
Sanjeevan said he immediately called Bukit Aman and was told that the information would be passed on to the Negeri Sembilan contingent police headquarters.
But no response came and Sanjeevan lodged a police report at 4.55am at the Jelebu district police headquarters over the matter.
“The investigating officer confirmed that the number [from the death threat] belongs to IPD Jelebu,” Sanjeevan told FMT.
“So they are narrowing it down and will charge the perpetrator for criminal intimidation. I doubt the case will stick, but the public needs to know that police give death threats as well.”
Sanjeevan said he was certain the man who issued the death threat was a police officer intent on protecting the illegal gambling outlets there, which he said had been operating for two years.
“It was just a four minute difference [from when I informed the police about the outlets]. Within four minutes, I get a threatening call. So who do you think it is?”
Police protecting illegal gambling outlets
Sanjeevan explained that he had gone undercover at 2.50am as a customer of the outlets based on information he received from a source.
“I have been getting complaints too often [over the illegal gambling outlets and] have relayed it to police but they failed so I went down personally,” he told FMT.
“Too many families getting ruined because of this gambling here and too many fights here too,” he said
But Sanjeevan said that despite calling Bukit Aman and the Negeri Sembilan police contingent headquarters multiple times as he staked out the area for over an hour, all he received in return was a death threat.
“I called Bukit Aman first because I thought if the order comes from there, they would act faster. From there, the order would go to the Contingent Control Centre, then to the District Control Centre,” explained Sanjeevan.
But just as he was about to leave the area at 4.15 am to lodge a report over the death threat, he said he spotted three policemen at the entrance of the illegal gambling outlets, smoking and speaking to the staff there.
“They didn’t bother to act or arrest anyone there. I noticed [a] total [of] 15 shops operating as illegal gambling outlets entrance at the back lane,” Sanjeevan had written in his police report.
He told FMT that there was no reason for the police to hesitate in raiding the area or even wait to gather further information as the outlets were clearly operating illegally.
“I urge the Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar to investigate this matter and I strongly believe officers in IPD Jelebu are protecting the illegal gambling outlets here by not taking action against them,” he said.

Police Officers on Trial for Rape in Police Station

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/214297

The three police officers accused of raping an Indonesian domestic worker have been jointly charged with having a common intention to commit the offence.

Session Court judge Nabishah Ibrahim read out the charge under Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape and Section 377(c) for forced unnatural sex at a police station in Prai on Nov 9.

The trio, Sin Mat Lazim, 33, Syahiran Ramli, 21, and Remy Anak Pana, 21, whose seven-day remand ended today, claimed trial.

About 30 “supporters” in police uniform and in plainclothes were also present.