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Cops probing extortion claims by Singaporean couple at CIQ Complex

Johor police chief, M Kumar in a statement, said police have yet to receive any report regarding the incident.

Updated 2 hours ago · Published on 14 Mar 2024 12:44PM

Teo had earlier claimed in her Facebook post that she and her boyfriend were extorted by the “policeman” in Johor Baru on Sunday (March 10) at about 8pm.- The Vibes, March 14, 2024

BY The Vibes Team

POLICE will be contacting the Singaporean couple that was allegedly asked to pay RM500 to a person identifying as a “policeman” at the Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex in Johor Bahru.

Johor police chief, M Kumar in a statement, said police have yet to receive any report regarding the incident.

"We have officially requested assistance from the Singapore Consulate-General's office in Johor to help identify the Facebook users "Sage" and "Irene Teo" to help with the investigations," he said.

Teo had earlier claimed in her Facebook post that she and her boyfriend were extorted by the “policeman” in Johor Baru on Sunday (March 10) at about 8pm.

Her post was also shared on the “MY SG Road Trip - Your Malaysia Road Trip Guide” Facebook group with more than 75,000 members on March 11.

“He asked us for RM600 but we only had RM500 with us. He said he would do us a favour and RM500 is okay too,” she said.

“We were on the way back to Singapore from Johor Baru and were waiting in the car lane (EDL) towards the immigration in JB.

“Suddenly, a few policemen opened the lorry lane on the left and he asked us to drive on the lorry lane, which he just opened up for us,” she said.

She said they followed another car with a Singaporean licence plate, and it led them to a deserted side road beside the CIQ.

“When we looked around, we were surprised to see only two cars, including us, in the deserted area. A policeman in uniform then radioed to his colleague and a policeman came on a motorcycle and asked us why we used this route to go back to Singapore.

“We told him the police opened the lorry lane and asked us to proceed and we didn’t know it led us to the unauthorised area,” she wrote.

Teo said they immediately felt unsafe and knew the “policemen” were in cahoots.

She said they then asked the driver for his driving licence and passport, claiming that the “policeman” said he would “help” them to go back to the car lane to the CIQ.

In return, she said the man asked them for RM600 as a “fine” for driving in an unauthorised lane.

According to reports in Mothership.sg (Singapore), Teo said she has since emailed Johor Chief Minister Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi following the incident.

She also said she would like to highlight this incident to inform other Singaporeans who drive into Johor Baru.

Another Facebook user named "Sage" then posted two videos of their experience showing the alleged modus operandi used by the policemen to allegedly extort money from victims.

"We are investigating the case under Section 384 of the Penal Code for extortion, which carries a jail term of up to 10 years, a fine, whipping, or any two punishments.

"Johor police is dedicated to fighting any issues related to integrity and criminal misconduct among its officers to boost public trust in the police.

"Any policeman suspected of committing crimes will face strict action without compromise, following the principle of legal equality outlined in Article 8(1) of the Federal Constitution,” said Kumar.

He also urged anyone with information on the incident to call the Johor Baru South Hotline at 07-218 2323. - The Vibes, March 14, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13, 2024: No News Is Bad News reproduces below a Facebook post by Muhammad Shahideen.

He related how he was extorted by the police at the Johor Baru immigration and customs exit to Singapore.

Any wonder why Polis di-Raja Malaysia is the ,ost corrupt government department in Malaysia?

This was was posted by:

Muhammad Shahideen

6 m

Hi we just got extorted money from the policeman in JB. He asked us for $600RM but we only got $500RM with us. He said he will do us a favour and $500RM is ok too.

We were on the way back to SG in JB and we were waiting in the car lane (EDL) towards the immigration customs in JB. Suddenly a few policemen open the lorries lane on the left side and he asked us to drive on the lorries lane which he just opened up for us. We followed another SG plate car & it lead us to a deserted side road beside the customs. When we looked around, we were surprised to see only 2 cars including us in the deserted area. A policeman in uniform then radio call his colleague over & a policeman came riding in a motorcycle and he asked us when we used this route to go back to SG. We told him the police opened the lorry lane & asked us to proceed & we didn’t know it lead us to the unauthorized counters.

Then we immediately felt unsafe & knew the policemen were in cahoots. The police asked the driver for driving license & passport & he said he will ‘help’ us to go back to the car lane to the immigration custom. In return he asked us for $600RM as this is a fine for driving to unauthorized lane back to immigration customs. He said otherwise we have to go to the office and lodge a report & we still have to pay the fine at the office & our data will be recorded in the police system which is not good for us. We told him we can go to the office to pay the fine officially but he just simply ignored us & one of our passport is with him. After paying him $500RM, he then guided us back to the car lane by blocking the cars.

Anyway this a a lesson learnt and it taught us to be extra careful even with the uniform authorities in Malaysia next time. I urged all SG drivers to take note & be careful. If such tactics worked for them, they will keep on doing it till the law caught up with them one day !

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26, 2024: Transparency International (TI) reported in 2020 that 71% Malaysians think Government corruption is a big problem.

According to a Facebook image (above), attributed to Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (Malaysian Islam Consumers Association), cops are the most corrupt in the country, followed by income tax collectors and local municipal councillors.

Now News Is Bad News reproduces below the TI report:

71% Malaysians think Government corruption is a big problem

Transparency International released the Global Corruption Barometer for Asia 2020 covering 17 countries with 20,000 people surveyed. This survey for Malaysia is for the period July 2019 to June 2020 where two different governments were in power at the time the survey was done.

The major highlights for Malaysia in this survey finds that 71% Malaysians think that government corruption is a big problem. Out of all public institutions, Parliament, the Police and Government officials ranked the highest for perception of corruption, with 36%, 30% and 28% of Malaysians surveyed, respectively. It is also worth mentioning that 39% of all respondents strongly believe that corruption is on the rise.

However, in another question, 67% feel that the government is doing a good job of fighting corruption. Here, it is likely this positive feedback is due to the aggressive actions taken by the enforcement authorities like the MACC as well as policies put in place by the GIACC and the NACP.

When juxtaposed against the rest of Asia, the biggest sample size of the GCB survey, and home of Malaysia, the following observations are worth noting:

· 7% of surveyed Malaysians have been bribed for their vote in an election, which is lower than the average in Asia of 14%.

· 15% of surveyed Malaysians have utilized personal connections when accessing public services, which is lower than the average in Asia of 22%.

· 67% of surveyed Malaysians have faith the MACC was doing a good job in curbing corruption, which is slightly higher than the average in Asia of 63%.

· Lastly, of all Malaysians surveyed, a total 68% still believed that ordinary people can make
a difference in fighting corruption, which is higher than the average in Asia of 62%.

Hence, Malaysians are still very hopeful and have not lost faith in the law enforcement or public service, despite their experiences, and it is clear that the Rakyat believe we can all fight corruption. However, there appears to be a slight dip in expectations when it comes to politicians and their officials of late - this may have to do with all the political instability, party jumping, allegations of money politics, and corruption scandals involving political figures.

If the government wishes to improve its image amongst the Rakyat it serves, the government needs to get its act together. The NACP has to be implemented and enforced without delays, amendments, watering down or U-turns, as observed with regards to the IPCMC bill during BN, PH and PN’s times. The Political Financing Act also needs to be tabled in parliament in order to limit and control money politics, party hopping and election related bribery.

Strong political will is needed if we aspire to make Malaysia known for her integrity and not corruption.

Dr Muhammad Mohan
President

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Note to Editors: For clarification on any and all official statements from Transparency International – Malaysia (TI-M), kindly refer to its President, Dr Muhammad Mohan (mmohan@transparency.org.my) or to its Manager, Adlina Adnan
(adlina@transparency.org.my) For more information on Global Corruption Barometer, visit
https://www.transparency.org/en/gcb/asia/asia-2020

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