Malaysia Crime Watch

13 February 2007
Ipoh

Two containers of “king rockets” and firecrackers worth RM274,600 were seized by the Teluk Intan Customs authorities at the Klang Container Terminal’s Free Trade Zone in North Port on Monday afternoon. The unpaid duties of the items are estimated to be RM178.490.

Customs believe that a national syndicate is involved in the smuggling of such firecrackers every Chinese New Year. The items in this incident were shipped as microphones via a fake company name.

The Star Online – Customs foils smuggling of firecrackers worth RM274,000
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13 February 2007
Kota Tinggi

Three police officers were re-charged in a Sessions court for soliciting a RM300 bribe in 2004 after the witness in the case was found in Kajang prison. The officers were acquitted of the crime in September 2006 because there was no witness from the prosecution.

L/Kpl Sahardin Nalam, 51, L/Kpl Noor Azman Ali, 40 and Kons Sharol Ixuan Salleh (sic), 24, who were attached at the Endau police station, were charged for soliciting the bribe from a former settler Che Ali Jusoh on 2 February 2004 at around 12pm in Pekan Endau. It was to hide the fact that Che Ali did not have a driving license and was found with a tube of straw allegedly containing heroin.

The judge fixed bail at RM3,000 each.

They were charged under Section 10 (a) (bb) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997 (Act 575) for corruptly soliciting gratification and read together with Section 24 of the Penal Code (Act 574) for dishonestly causing wrongful gain to one person and wrongful loss to another person.

L/Kpl Noor Azman was also charged for accepting a RM300 bribe from Che Ali at about 2:05pm on the same day, allegedly in relation to the same case. The charge was under Section 11 (a) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997 for accepting gratification.

Bail was fixed at RM3,000 bail for the second charge.

Both cases were fixed for trial on 11 April 2007.

The Star Online – Three police officers re-charged for corruption
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13 February 2007
Penang

An 18-year-old American was asking a man for directions to his hotel and was offered to stay for the night at the man’s house. The young man was drunk at around 1am on Sunday. The young man works as a lifeguard in Phuket, Thailand.

The suspect led him to a budget hotel along Chulia Street. The young man woke up in the morning at 9am, shocked to find the man’s hand inside his boxer shorts. The suspect then threatened to inform the police that the young man had broken into his hotel room.

The young man went off and lodged a police report regardless and the suspect was arrested a few hours later at the hotel where it was learnt that he was a hotel receptionist.

Police are detaining the suspect for seven days and the case has been classified as an act of gross indecency under Section 377D of the Penal Code.

The Star Online – American teen wakes to find man fondling him
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