The Singapore factor..
After years of indonesia illegals committing crime bashing the PDRM is changing its tune now to Singaporean triads bashing!
To be honest, I think there are some truth in the statement given the proximity of Spore to JB and given the superb intelligence (well informed network) and efficiency reputation of the Spore police force, anti-triads agency, SB collectively that any triads that is serious about surviving must have layers and layers of camouflage applied to their operations. For them, making a living as a triad in Spore must be tough...so tough that setting up operations in the nearby JB must've seemed like a breeze.
If that is true than it say a lot about our police efficiency and effectiveness(E&E) in dealing with cross border crime or in curtailing international crime-syndicate from setting foot in Malaysia.
Looking on the bright side, i would prefer that our police to be in-efficient and in-effective rather than the reverse otherwise how can they explain away the increasing crime rate and how do they explain that crime syndicate from foreign country actually set themselves up in Malaysia? (The Star Online- Friday June 29, 2007 - Underworld may be backing triads
Federal police have not ruled out the probability that Singaporean triads terrorising Johor are being backed by the local underworld. ) and
( The Star Online - Sunday July 1, 2007 - IGP: Johor a magnet for overseas gangsters )
If our police force is superb E&E and yet the crime rate goes up with the setting up shops of foreign crime syndicates, then something is very wrong ...internally with the police force.
So it doesnt help much when the IGP call the Malaysian-today Article a slander but is not considering taking any action.
Is his hesitancy in pursuing the matter from a legal perspective a tacit acknowledgment that the MT article carries at least a grain of truth in it?
If the MT report is true and going by the recent announcement in the paper(The Star Paper) by the IGP and his CID Chief such as this - "Underworld may be backing triads" "IGP: Johor a magnet for overseas gangsters" "IGP: Seven gang leaders in JB identified" "Top anti-vice cops moved out" :- what does it sound to you?
Cant blame me for conjuring fishy images, but based on the MT article (if it is true) - then it really sounds like criminals and/or the IGP or his team or whoever the invicible hand maybe, maybe using this crime hoo-haa to consolidate their power base in JB by high-lighting the other crime leaders who are not "aligned" and taking out their ops altogether and ALL done Legitly!
dont you think it is smooth?
On the other hand, if the MT article is not true then the IGP owed the rakyat he served an explanation on:-
1: when did he found out about JB being the fav of overseas crime syndicate? what is so enticing about JB that it can serve as a magnet for them? Is it becos JB seem like the Gotham City of Msia?
2: when did he found out about the 7 gangleaders? what took him so long to find out or did this gangleaders just pop up like mushroom overnite? (oh sure....)
3: what has organised crime got to do with snatch thieves, rapes and house break-ins? Has he been able to tie up the current crime spates to any organised crime network?
Man.. the more I ask the more I wanted to ask..... but enuf for the time being...
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The Star Online > Nation
Friday June 29, 2007
Underworld may be backing triads
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal police have not ruled out the probability that Singaporean triads terrorising Johor are being backed by the local underworld. As such, Johor police, with added muscle from their Singaporean counterparts, are set to wipe out the triads.
CID Director Comm Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee said that currently Johor police were gathering intelligence on the Singaporean triads to ascertain their local links and the extent of their network. Among others, the Singaporean triads are believed to have committed murders, rapes, and gangsterism.
Comm Wan said the police were aware there were numerous Singaporean triad members in Johor and added that police had not ruled out the probability that Johor’s underworld could be
offering support to the triads. “They are now under our surveillance and we are just waiting for the right time to strike (at them),” he told a press conference.
On Tuesday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said police had identified seven gang leaders who have been terrorising Johor with the help of influential people. – Bernama
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The Star Online > Nation - Tuesday June 26, 2007
IGP: I’m not bothered by Malaysia Today article
By MARC LOURDES
KUALA LUMPUR: “It’s all slander. It doesn’t bother me as all I am interested in is doing my job.”
That, in a nutshell, was Inspector- General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan’s response to a recent post on the Malaysia Today website accusing him of graft, corruption and being in cahoots with several underworld figures.
Musa, who was speaking at the handing-over ceremony of Comm Datuk Ismail Omar as the new
police management director, said it was up to the public to decide for themselves on the website’s allegations.
“I don’t need to comment on these things. After all, there are so many websites saying these kinds of things. My job is to improve the force,” he said. When asked if the article, written by Raja Petra Kamarudin, would jeopardise his efforts to revamp the force by undermining public confidence in him, Musa appeared unruffled.
However, when asked if he was going to take any legal action against the website or the author of the article, Musa declined to comment.
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Nation Sunday July 1, 2007
IGP: Johor a magnet for overseas gangsters
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor is a magnet not only for Singaporean gangsters but also Indonesian and
Taiwanese mobs, all of which are heavily involved in organised crime.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said the gangs were believed to be linked to local syndicates and involved in activities ranging from drug distribution and prostitution to illegal gaming.
“They are cooperating with local syndicates who are giving them protection to conduct illegal activities in the country,” he told a press conference after launching the Rakan Cop programme in Taman Melawati.
Musa declined to reveal the number of gangsters in the state but said the police were capable of reining them in. “We have identified the gangs and are gathering intelligence,” he added.
On June 26, Musa revealed that Singaporean gangs were involved in Johor's organised crime.
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Nation - Wednesday June 27, 2007
IGP: Seven gang leaders in JB identified
By LOURDES CHARLES and NELSON BENJAMIN
JOHOR BARU: Police have identified seven gang leaders who have been terrorising the state
with the help of influential people.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said police were in the process of gathering intelligence to either take action against these leaders under the preventive laws or to charge them in court.
“Many crime heads are from the state. Not only are locals involved but Singaporeans also control certain areas,” he said, admitting that there was a lot of illegal activity in the state which needed to be cleaned up.
Musa explained that the police would have to weed out gangsterism, clamp down on VCD pirates, loan sharks and those involved in prostitution.
“We must take action against the leaders and not just target VCD sellers,” he said. Musa was in Johor on a one-day working visit to discuss the crime situation with his men and also to brief Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman on police plans to curb the problem.
Asked whether officers carrying out their duties might fear reprisal or transfers because of these influential people, Musa replied: “My men need not worry about getting transferred if they are doing a good job. Just do not victimise anyone.”
Musa, who was satisfied with the efforts taken by the local police to tackle crime in the state, said there was no need for a special task force from Bukit Aman to be sent to Johor as had been done in Sarawak.
“They (Johor police) have their own task force. The situation in Sarawak is different as they (the gangsters) were too much,” he said. “The situation in Johor is under control but can be improved.”
On gangsterism, Musa said nobody wanted to come forward to give evidence and, as such, the police would have to use preventive laws against the suspects.
“If the gangster comes out from detention within three months, what are we to do?” he asked.
Musa also took local councils to task for approving entertainment licences everywhere, which made policing difficult. “Even in villages there are entertainment outlets,” he said, adding that fights usually broke out at pubs and clubs.
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