IGP vows to clean up Sarawak
Pak Lah yesterday ordered The Royal Malaysian Police to wage an all out war on criminals and terrorists and likened it to a struggle to wipe out the threat to the nation and its people.
IGP vows to clean up Sarawak.The IGP has pledged on clean-up operations in the state to rid it of secret societies and gangsters. He said he had visited Kuching and Sibu and issued a stern warning to Sarawak police personnel not to get involved in activities detrimental to the force. At the same time he said some gangs were involved in illegal logging and had a grip on businesses in the state to the extent of having the clout to determine the price of goods.
In the meantime, Federal CID Director, Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee has issued this warning, “Stop all activities that can disrupt public order in Sarawak.” Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Talib Jamal urged members of the public to provide information and assist the police.
The Sarawak Central Region Hotel Association Chairman Johnny Wong Sie Lie voiced total support for Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing’s statements about gangsterism for Sibu in particular and the state in general. He said, ” Everyone wants to see peace and tranquility return to Sibu. The people ask no more than a clean, safe environment where children can grow up as good citizens of tomorrow.
In Sibu a construction worker was found dead with multiple slash wounds in Jalan Nan Sang yesterday morning. Meanwhile the 27-year old man, Talib who was attacked at Jalan Mahsuri yesterday is in stable condition but has kept mum on who attacked him.
In Sarikei a man who came forward to claim that the police refused to take his report at the police station was stunned when the police said he never lodged any reports and in fact it was his mother-in-law who did so in February 2005. The police said the report was for reference only. No statement was given to clarify why his report was not treated seriously or recorded or how the loan sharks knew he was in the police station or how they called him at the police station telling him not to waste his time.
Previously the complainant Wong had alleged he was beaten up a few times, and threatened that his legs and hands would be chopped off. Wong said, “The policeman said he did not see me being beaten up by the loan shark.” ( I got this and other materials from today’s newspaper. There is no link yet on the website. )
In Kuching, Inti College Sarawak managing director and chief executive, Wiilliam Tan said, ” We view with grave concern the safety and well-being of our Malaysian and international students.” 15 students from the college: one Malaysian, one Bangladeshi, six Africans, four Chinese nationals, two Indonesians and one Pakistani had been either mugged or assaulted.
On April 1, a Nigerian student was seriously injured by a group of men. He was brutally assaulted and sustained slash wounds on the face, head and upper body. Other students called the police but none turned up at the scene. Only at the Sarawak General Hospital did they manage to make a report to the police personnel stationed there.
Over in Miri, Mirian are disappointed that the IGP did not visit Miri on his recent trip to Sibu and Kuching. Assistant Minister of Infrastructure Development and Communication Lee Kim Shin said this would be appreciated by the community as they would have been able to provide feedback and views to him. A man who was forced to leave Miri for Kuala Lumpur following an extortion and threat to his life wants Sarawak Police Commissioner to act on his report lodged six months ago. Wong Teck Sing unfurled a banner in red paint in front of Miri Central Police Station at about 2p.m. yesterday. His report is 14594/06/Miri. He alleges that his report was not acted on satisfactorily by the police. He first made public his harassment by gangsters at a press conference in KL last year.
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