Malaysia Crime Watch

13 December 2008
Kuala Lumpur

The father of murder victim and Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu has asked his lawyer Karpal Singh to apply for a review of the acquittal of Abdul Razak Baginda. Razak was acquited on 10 November 2008 by High Court Justice Zaki Yasin without calling for his defence.

The political analyst was charged with abetting to the murder of Altantuya.

On 14 November 2008, the lead prosecutor said that the Attorney-General’s Chambers would not be appealing the decision to acquit Razak.

Karpal Singh noted that they have 40 days from 14 November 2008 to file for the application of a mandamus order to make the prosecutor appeal.

The Star Online – Altantuya’s dad to apply for review
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/13/nation/2798047&sec=nation>

MCW – Altantuya Murder Trial: Postponed to January 2009
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/altantuya-murder-trial-postponed-to-january-2009/>

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5 December 2008
Kuching

A high-speed car chase from Petra Jaya to Samarahan ended with five suspected armed robbers shot dead by police. The robbers had no identification papers with them and were believed to be foreigners when police approached their Proton Wira Aeroback vehicle yesterday at 5:55am.

Police received a tip-off on the suspects earlier who were loitering in the Semariang area in the vehicle with false number plates. When the police approached them in two patrol cars, the suspects sped off in their stolen vehicle. 25 minutes later, the suspects were cornered near the Samarahan roundabout and crashed into a ditch by the roadside.

The driver of the vehicle got out and started firing at the policemen who also returned fire. He was shot dead. Three others started fleeing from the vehicle while another suspect took out a shotgun and also shot at the policemen. Policemen also shot this suspect dead.

Police then chased after the remaining three suspects who turned on them with parang and crowbars. In defence, the policemen shot dead all three suspects.

It is believed that the robbers were responsible for at least 38 cases of robbery in Kuching and Samarahan districts since July 2008.

Later, police found a a home-made revolver, two live bullets, two machetes, a knife, metal cutter, two crowbars, a laptop computer and two mobile phones. Some amulets and charms were found on the bodies of the robbers, which they believed offered them protection against the authorities.

The Star Online – Foreigners die in shootout with police after high-speed car chase
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/5/nation/2727506&sec=nation>

New Straits Times Online – Five robbers shot dead
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/2420460/Article/index_html>

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3 December 2008
Kuala Lumpur

Two women from China were offered jobs at a factory here but were forced into prostitution by an agent. 19-year-old Feng Yu and 21-year-old Yang Zhen were hoping for higher pay when they were persuaded by a friend to find work in Malaysia.

The agent, a local man only known as “Ah Keong”, had approached Feng when she arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on 22 November 2008. The man offered them jobs that paid RM2,500 a month, compared to RM500 in China. When they agreed to take up the deal, the man brought the victims to an apartment in Puchong.

Once there, the women were not allowed to leave the apartment and were given white rice only after two days without any food. They had tried to escape a few times but the man threatened them with a beating and that he had connections with the local authorities.

On Saturday, the man brought them to a spa where they were forced to dress provocative clothes, along with 20 other women who were already there. After that, the two victims were made to wear only their underwear.

When they refused to comply and started begging the man to let them go, they were brought to another apartment in Taman Mutiara, Puchong. Although their passports were returned to them, the man locked them up. Yesterday, the women managed to escape at 10am and sought the help of a resident of the apartment block to lodge a report at the Puchong police station.

New Straits Times Online – 2 from China flee vice gang in Puchong
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/2418525/Article/index_html>

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