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| Bintulu: Chamber
urged to carry out investigation first before saying there is no gangsterism
in Kapit
BINTULU: Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing yesterday urged the president of Kapit Chinese Chamber of Commerce to help those who have become victims of gangsters in the district instead of making statement in the press to deny their existence. Commenting on yesterday’s statement from the chamber, Tiong, who is also a Justice of the Peace, said the chamber should investigate first before saying there was no such thing as gangsterism in Kapit. “I am also puzzled as to why the president Kho Chiaw Chao has been so hasty to stand up to deny the allegations on behalf of the police. “The least he could do is look at the allegation because petty traders have been complaining of falling victims to gangsters. “Doesn’t the president (Kho) know this? Is it because the victims are small-time traders that their complaints are brushed aside? Why doesn’t he check the price of used aluminium cans in Kapit? “Doesn’t he know that there is at least one trader who has been beaten up for offering a better price for these cans? This is an issue of great concern to the people. I hope the police and the chamber will investigate.” Tiong is also SPDP youth chief and the party’s coordinator for central Sarawak. He said he dared
to speak out on behalf of the victims because “I have done my homework.
I have listened to the victims. Have the police and the Kapit Chinese Chamber
of Commerce done so?”
“I don’t believe they are making things out of thin air. There are truths in their complaints although they may not have the solid evidence. For that, it is up to the police to probe while the people and the chamber could help.” Tiong said he had called Kapit police chief DSP Johar Ahmad but failed in all 10 attempts to speak to him. “The operator either told me that he was not in or he was in a meeting.” He added: “I hope that officers in small towns do not think that because they are far from headquarters, they can relax. The police should contribute the same effort whether they are in major towns or the interior in order to weed out the gangsterism issue.” He said since the gangsterism issue was highlighted months ago, it had emerged that many victims had been keeping silent because of the bigger fear in making a police report. Tiong said his party
had assigned him to go all out in dealing with the gangsterism issue, and
he would continue to do the best he could inside and outside parliament.
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