Malaysia Crime Watch

16 January 2008
Petaling Jaya

Just after the arrest of an Indonesian maid for sending false short messages via her mobile phone, police have arrested a 16-year-old schoolboy for extortion of RM5,000 from Sharlinie Mohd Nashar’s parents in exchange for her return. Sharlinie has been missing from a playground near her home in Taman Medan since last Wednesday. He was remanded from his house yesterday at 6:30am.

Over several days until Sunday, the boy had been calling the parents several times for the ransom, as well as demanding that they top-up his mobile phone credit with RM200.

Sharlinie’s parents made a police report on the boy, who has been remanded at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters until Friday. He is being investigated for any involvement in the abduction and for criminal intimidation under the Penal Code and Multimedia Act.

The Star Online – Teen arrested for bid to extort RM5,000 demand via mobile
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/16/nation/20021258&sec=nation>

New Straits Times – 16-year-old boy held over bid to extort money
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/2133483/Article/index_html>

MCW – Sharlinie Missing: Check Abandoned Buildings
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/sharlinie-missing-check-abandoned/>

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16 January 2008
Kuala Lumpur

Suspended Commercial Crimes Investigation Department Director Comm Datuk Ramli Yusoff has been charged further with failure to disclose information on his ownership of 20,000 shares of Telekom Malaysia last year. The 56-year-old senior police officer pleaded not guilty to the charge yesterday.

Under Section 32(1)(a) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997, the Public Prosecutor had given Ramli a notice dated 17 July 2007 to provide a written statement under oath of all his assets. The notice expired on 19 September 2007, and he was said to have failed to comply with the notice.

If convicted, Ramli faces up to 20 years’ jail and a maximum fine of RM100,000.

Hearing has begun on the three charges under the Anti-Corruption Act. Ramli was charged on 1 November 2007 for failure to disclose information about two office units belonging to his sisters and his shares in a property company.

The Star Online – Another charge for Ramli
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/16/nation/20016788&sec=nation>

MCW – Senior Police Officer Charged with Abuse of Power
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/senior-police-officer-charged-with/>

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15 January 2008
Petaling Jaya

Police have arrested a 27-year-old Indonesian maid for sending false SMSes, or short messages, on missing 5-year-old Sharlinie Mohd Nashar’s whereabouts to her family members. She is also being investigated for kidnapping.

The suspect, who had been working in Malaysia for a few years, was arrested yesterday in a house in Johor Baru.

The woman had been sending many messages to Sharlinie’s parents, misleading the police with false leads.

The Star Online – Maid held over false SMSes
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/15/nation/20007072&sec=nation>

MCW – Sharlinie Missing: Check Abandoned Buildings
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/sharlinie-missing-check-abandoned/>

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