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Police made a breakthrough in the investigations when one of the suspects dropped his wallet containing his identity card while attempting to flee from the scene last Thursday.
Malaysian Insider
Two arrested over death of AirAsia X executive
A school bus driver and an accomplice have been detained as part of a probe into the death of AirAsia X ground executive Shahrinawati Abu Bakar (pic) in Ampang last week.
Ampang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Amiruddin Jamaluddin said the 25-year-old bus driver tested positive for drug abuse and checks also showed that he was wanted for an earlier drug-related offence.
The bus driver was nabbed at a traffic light junction in Taman Cempaka, Ampang yesterday evening.
His accomplice, a 22-year-old, was nabbed on Friday, some 24 hours after Shahrinawati was killed tragically.
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Amiruddin said the duo are being investigated for armed robbery with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.
The suspects face a maximum 20 years imprisonment, with whipping, if convicted.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/two-arrested-over-death-of-airasia-x-executive
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THEY MEANT WELL BUT ENDED UP CAUSING HER DEATH…
The Sundaily
Rescue efforts turn tragic
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29, 2013): Two civic-minded Malaysians going to the aid of an AirAsia X ground staff being robbed by two men in Ampang ended up killing her when they rammed their car into the 30-year-old.
Shahrinawati Abu Bakar (pix) was pronounced dead on arrival minutes later at a nearby hospital.
She died of chest injuries consistent with the accident. No other injuries were found on her.
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Malaysian Insider
Airline executive not fatally slashed, death was even more tragic
Airline executive Shahrinawati Abu Bakar’s death early today was even more tragic than previously thought when new facts emerged this evening.
Police this evening said she was not slashed to death but died after a motorist who tried to go after the men who had just robbed her hit Shahrinawati instead.
Ampang police chief Assistant Commissioner Amiruddin Jamaluddin said it was the motorist and his friend who rushed Shahrinawati to the hospital but she succumbed to her injuries.
“The motorist had witnessed the two men trying to rob the victim. He then reversed his car to stop the two from escaping on a motorcycle but accidentally hit the victim instead,” said Amiruddin.
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The two robbers escaped on a black Yamaha LC motorcycle but it was learnt that one of them dropped his wallet.
The incident occurred in front of the Palm Villa City Garden Condo in Taman Cempaka, Ampang, where the victim stayed with her three younger sisters.
Airline executive not fatally slashed, death was even more tragic
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週四凌晨，30歲女郎莎麗娜瓦蒂獨自步行返回位於安邦千百家花園的公寓住家時，2名持刀摩多匪在保安亭外衝前攫奪其手提袋，相信是因為她作出掙扎或反抗，匪徒即揮刀猛砍其頭部，以致她血流披面。事發時，2名共車路過該處的印裔男子見狀後，見義勇為試圖退車撞匪，結果卻同時撞及匪徒及莎麗娜，但匪徒倒地後卻馬上起身扶起摩多逃走。雖然2名好意撞匪的男子馬上下車，把莎麗娜送到醫院急救，但她仍因重傷而不治。據悉，警方在現場撿獲一個相信是匪徒留下的錢包，內有身份證，因此，警方已掌握嫌犯的身份。
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Malaysian Insider
As war on crime continues, robbers fatally slash airline executive
Armed robbers slashed an airline executive to death outside her Ampang house last night just as Putrajaya ramped up the war on crime after a recent spike in gun-related violence.
AirAsia X officer Shahrinawati Abu Bakar, 30, died on the way to hospital after armed robbers set upon her when she parked her car outside her house in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
“They slashed her with a parang,” according to an AirAsia X email sighted by The Malaysian Insider.
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Malaysian Insider
Putrajaya declares war on gangs, 40,313 members identified
Putrajaya has declared war on 40,313 people who have been identified as members of 49 organisations, mostly triads, that have been declared illegal.
The list of 49 organisations released today by order of Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi includes prominent gangs such as Geng 04, Geng 08 and Geng 36.
Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd Radzi said the gang members were involved in murders, extortion, causing mayhem and drug-related activities.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/putrajaya-names-49-illegal-gangs
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THE 400
It was revealed that the newly formed squads were involved in the raid where five suspected gang members were shot in Penang on Monday.
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Is it only perception that Malaysia is NOT safe even for VERY BIG SHOTS?
Just ask Umno bigwig Isa Samad. His guards were overpowered and his family members put through a harrowing time by robbers only a few days ago.
Malaysian Insider
400 special policemen to tackle perception, or crime?
August 26, 2013
Latest Update: August 26, 2013 09:06 am
Enough with this garbage about PERCEPTION.
When the public complained continually that law and order had broken down, Putrajaya rolled out dubious figures more than a year ago to say that this was only a PERCEPTION.
The government’s love affair with PERCEPTION was recently taken to new heights by Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said two special teams of policemen had been formed to tackle crime. They were to report directly to Bukit Aman and not to state or district police contingents.
“It was created to manage perception… that all cops are involved in bribery,” he said at a forum on Friday. That word PERCEPTION again.
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There is no PERCEPTION problem. Malaysians know the score. They know that the brazen and wanton actions of gangs 04, 08 and what have you did not happen overnight. The crime bosses did not just wake up one day and have a fleet of Ferraris, mountains of cash to burn and 20,000 soldiers under them.
They were allowed to grow to the size of an army by politicians and cops who were either partners or who chose to look the other way.
But it is comforting that finally the Barisan Nasional government is coming to grips with the reality that our streets are no longer safe and that even living in a gated community with security guards is not the deterrent it used to be.
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Malaysian Insider
New police teams to clear image of graft-ridden force, says Zahid
Bukit Aman has formed two special squads to prevent crime nationally, an indirect admission that inaction by state and district police has led to the perception that “policemen are involved in bribery”.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had approved it, with 400 trained officers reporting directly to Bukit Aman, and not to state or district police contingents.
“It was created to manage perception… that all cops are involved in bribery,” he said in his speech at a forum titled A Review of Current Legislations and Other Measures to Fight Violent Crime Effectively, in Kuala Lumpur today.
Zahid explained that the move to appoint officers who report direct to Bukit Aman was a concerted effort to tackle public perception and rising crime.
“It is not that we do not trust the state or district police chiefs, we are looking at the gravity of the situation,” he added.
It was revealed that the newly formed squads were involved in the raid where five suspected gang members were shot in Penang on Monday.
New police teams to clear image of graft-ridden force, says Zahid
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EVEN AS THE POLICE TAKE A PRO-ACTIVE STANCE IN CRIME PREVENTION, IGP STRESSES THAT THE CRIME PREVENTION ACT HAS BEEN USED TO DETAIN 200 SUSPECTS IN RECENT DAYS.
MEANWHILE, THE PRIME MINISTER RE-ITERATES THAT HE WILL NOT RE-INSTATE THE POWER TO DETAIN INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT TRIAL.
The nation’s top cop had recently issued a directive to all police districts to boost their crime prevention activities following the recent spate of shootings and robberies.
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The incident which started at 2.30am, ended at 9.15 am and the police had remanded the trio for further investigation
Free Malaysia Today
Gang members arrested after public tip-off
Police said the three men were planning to commit crime at a Subang Perdana restaurant.
SHAH ALAM: Three 08 gang members were arrested by cops in an early morning high-speed chase today.
Initial investigation by police showed that the trio was planning to commit a crime at a restaurant in Subang Perdana at 2.30am.
Selangor Acting Police Chief, A Thaiveegan said the police after a tip-off from the public, sent an MPV patrol unit to the scene.
“Police officers spotted the three suspects in a white Perodua Viva. We ordered them to step out of their vehicle but the driver started reversing his car instead and nearly hit a police officer,” he said.
Thaiveegan then said the suspects sped off to Section 20 in Shah Alam before firing two shots at the police officers but missed.
“Another police MPV from Shah Alam was deployed to assist in the situation. During the chase, one of the suspects fired two shots, which did not hit our men,” he said.
For the full article, read
Gang members arrested after public tip-off
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“Ops Cantas Khas”, is a maiden operation intended to stamp out gangsterism, which Royal Malaysian Police has identified as the root of shootings, drug cases, and robberies.
It is carried out in a two-pronged approach of road blocks, and by patrols conducted by 10 to 12 members of a special operation teams (SOT), who comprise policemen from the narcotics and serious crime units.
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Malaysiakini
A total of 683 people were arrested while 211 others were remanded up to 6am today in Selangor, under Ops Cantas Khas launched in the state on Sunday.
Selangor police chief A Thaiveegan said those remanded are being held for “various offences” while the rest have been released after their details were recorded.
According to a posting on the official Selangor police Facebook page, Thaiveegan told reporters this morning that premises and vehicles had been searched.
“Various weapons like machetes, toy guns, knives and batons (kayu cota) were seized during the special operations,” the posting reads
Selangor cops arrest 683, remand 211 in special ops
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NST
18 August 2013| last updated at 09:17PM
Cops launch ‘Ops Cantas Khas’ in Selangor, KL
AMPANG: Police arrested two men in a car and seized several paraphernalia believed to be used for robbery during the start of “Ops Cantas Khas” in Ukay Perdana, near here at 2am today.
Ampang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Amiruddin Jamaluddin said one of men in his 30s, nicknamed ‘Tengku’ possessed a previous criminal record for a drug related case in Kuantan in 2009.
Police seized screwdrivers, gloves, a pepper spray, a 14.5cm long flick-out knife, a pair of walkie talkies, together with 0.48g of syabu and 0.97g of Eramin-5 pills.
“The items, believed to be robbery tools were found in a black sling bag at the front passenger’s feet space. Both suspects had reacted suspiciously when stopped by police. They gave illogical answers when asked about the items in the bag,” said Amiruddin.
Both of them were arrested under the Section 457 of the Penal Code for lurking, house-trespass or housebreaking by night in order to commit an offence, an offence which is punishable with imprisonment.
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Malaysian Insider
Cops begin crime crackdown with Ops Cantas
Police have begun a major crackdown against crime with the launching of Ops Cantas in Ampang over the weekend, a daily operation held between midnight and 5am, to stem the spate of violent crimes.
In the past 48 hours, police have set up roadblocks in various parts of Ampang and picked up 15 suspects thus far for various offences.
The operation is manned by 49 personnel from the Ampang Jaya police headquarters and reinforced further by policemen from the Federal police headquarters.
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The Star quoted Ampang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Amiruddin Jamaluddin as saying Section 3 of the Crime Prevention Act would be used to detain and question the suspects.
Under the Act, police could detain suspects for up to 14 days without trial with the option of extending the detention for another 14 days.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/cops-begin-crime-crackdown-with-ops-cantas
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Malaysiakini
The Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Amended 1983) allows the police to detain suspects for 72 days to facilitate investigations, according to Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.
However, the police would still have to apply to the court for a detention order, he said in Penang today.
“Whatever violation under the Crime Prevention Act will be considered serious, and those involved can be punished heavily,” he said.
Khalid said the police have arrested 200 suspects nationwide under the Act under the ongoing crackdown on crime.
Asked if any of the suspects were ex-Emergency Ordinance detainees, he said he does not have the information yet.
“We will let you know later,” he said.
‘Police can hold suspects for 72 days with court order’
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Najib says that he will not reinstate the powers to detain individuals without trial that he has abolished.
Malaysian Insider
No more laws that restrict human rights, Najib promises
The government will not introduce laws which restrict human rights and liberties to rein in crime, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak promised.
The recent spate of violent crimes involving firearms has led to a growing chorus of demands from certain quarters for the government to reinstate preventive laws.
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Mahathir, who is also one of Najib’s staunchest critics on the repeal of preventive laws, said the absence of preventive laws in Malaysia could result in a chaos similar to what was happening in Egypt.
However, Najib pointed out the problem with preventive detention is that the crime had not been committed yet.
“How do you arrest somebody if that person has not committed a crime? If it’s on a mere suspicion, it’s insufficient ground to arrest somebody on the basis of preventive laws.”
On July 26, Najib had announced that the government would be “mindful” of human rights when drafting new laws to fight crime.
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