Malaysia Crime Watch

14 August 2007
Klang

A 14-year-old boy has been remanded for alleged statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl who went on a blind date with him. The girl received an SMS from the suspect to go to a shopping complex on Sunday after they had met via a SMS service that help people make friends.

They met at the shopping complex in Sungai Buloh for window shopping, ice cream and coffee. The girl then accompanied the suspect on his motorcycle to the latter’s adopted sister’s house in Kapar. Once there, the suspect had underage sex with the girl and stayed overnight there.

The suspect was arrested after the girl informed her mother about the incident.

The Star Online – 14-year-old girl’s ice cream date turns into rape
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/14/nation/18580876&sec=nation>

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14 August 2007
Kota Kinabalu

A major illegal logging operation in interior Sabah has been exposed by a Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) team on Sunday. Over 1,000 logs were illegally felled and loaded on 22 lorries, all of which were seized by the team of 18 investigators led by senior investigator Senior Asst Comm I Mohd Jamidan Abdullah. The operation started on Saturday at the Sook-Keningau road.

The lorries did not have valid permits, no valid road tax and no safety features and some of the drivers had expired driving licences. The logs are suspected to be from forest areas in Pensiangan, Kalabakan, Nabawan and Sook in the interior of the state, close to the Kalimantan border.

The suspects are being investigated under Section 5(a) and 11(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1993 which they will face a jail term of 14 days and up to 20 years and fined RM10,000 or five times the bribe amount.

Yesterday, the agency continued with the seizure of 2,000 more logs, which are believed to be from a sawmill in the Nabawan area.

ACA is looking at the possibility of corruption among the enforcement agencies.

The Star Online – Illegal logging op busted
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/14/nation/18580534&sec=nation>

New Straits Times – ACA seizes 2,000 more logs in probe
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/20070814085234/Article/index_html>

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14 August 2007
Johor Baru

The Anti-Corruption Agency separately arrested a Tenaga Nasional Berhad technician and a Health Department official for allegedly demanding bribes.

The 30-year-old technician had demanded RM2,000 from a contractor who was awarded grass-cutting contracts at TNB substations to allow claims for the contractor to be processed faster. He was arrested in Kota Tinggi.

The 46-year-old Health Department official who works in the Senai office had demanded RM200 from a tyre factory owner in Kulai. He allegedly found mosquito larvae during a spot check at the factory premises. When the official returned a few days later for more money, he was arrested.

The TNB officer was released on a RM2,000 bail and the technician deposited RM1,000 as bail.

The Star Online – ACA arrests TNB man and health officer
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/14/nation/18587232&sec=nation>

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