Malaysia Crime Watch

26 September 2007
Kota Baru

A 23-year-old domestic worker from Kampung Kubang Bemban in Pasir Mas was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by 10 men.

On Saturday at 8pm, the woman was throwing rubbish near her home when three men drove by in a car. Two of them came out and forced her into the car. They drove to a store behind a workshop in Kampung Padang Embun about 2km away.

Seven other men were called by one of the three to join in and they took turns to sodomise and and rape her.

Later, the woman pretended to be unconscious and eight of them left. She escaped from the remaining two men at 4am the next day when they were sleeping.

The woman lodged a police report at the Pasir Mas police station and was sent to the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian for a medical checkup. Initial investigations showed that she knew three of the suspects as one of them had been calling her several times out for dates.

The Star Online – Domestic worker alleges gang rape
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/26/nation/18993698&sec=nation>

New Straits Times – Woman gang raped, sodomised by 10 men
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/20070926074917/Article/index_html>

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26 September 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Company directors Bryan John Marsden from England and his Malaysian wife Phan Sew Ken have been charged by Bank Negara with operating an online investment scam and collecting deposits without a licence. The companies that they have set up, namely PicPay Dot Com and New Mark Business Centre, were estimated to be collecting more than RM200 million in just over a year.

59-year-old Marsden and 55-year-old Phan Sew Ken are believed to have duped victims from the United States, Australia, Britain and about twenty locals. The locals are believed to have invested RM650,000.

Marsden was charged with four counts of taking deposits without a licence while his wife was charged with two such counts. They allegedly collected the deposits while being directors of the two companies, at PT 7323 Second floor, Jalan BBN1/2E, Bandar Baru Nilai, Seremban, between 10 April 2004 and 4 July 4 2005.

Under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989, they face a maximum fine of RM10 million or 10 years’ jail, or both, for each charge if convicted.

Marsden was a former project manager of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kuala Lumpur City Centre project

Marsden and Phan are held at the Seremban and Kajang prisons respectively after they had failed to post bail of RM900,000 each for 51 and 46 counts of money laundering respectively last August.

Bail was fixed at RM400,000 with one surety for Marsden, and RM300,000 with one surety for Phan. The judge also ordered for their passports to be surrendered and fixed three days beginning 6 May 2008 for hearing.

New Straits Times – 2 charged with RM200m Net scam
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/20070926075849/Article/index_html>

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26 September 2007
Johor Baru

Superintendent and 52-year-old Azmi Osman has claimed trial to three counts of money laundering totalling to close to RM1.3 million. The former head of Johor’s anti-vice, gaming and secret society division is currently attached to the Internal Security and Public Order division at the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters.

The first charge alleged that Azmi received RM71,870.70 which he deposited into his bank account on 19 August 2003 at the Malayan Banking Berhad’s City Square branch along Jalan Wong Ah Fook.

Between 13 January 2004 and 17 November 2004, Azmi received a total of RM941,930.

The third charge alleged that Azmi received another RM200,000 on 5 April 2005.

As the first person to be charged under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Finance Act 2001, Azmi faces a maximum jail term of 5 years or RM5 million fine or both if convicted.

The judge set bail at RM200,000 with one surety and fixed 31 October 2007 for mention.

Azmi posted bail for these charges, but faces another two counts of money laundering in Temerloh, Pahang today. It is believed that Azmi received RM4 million there.

New Straits Times – Police officer charged with money laundering
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/20070926080836/Article/index_html>

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