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Thursday, December 11, 2014

'CANNOT LAH LIKE THAT' - Penang police chief peeved at 'inefficient' 'slow to act' scolding from NGO over Myanmar murders

State police chief Abdul Rahim Hanafi is rather upset that he was "whacked" (hentam) massively in a Malaysiakini report for being slow to respond to the Myanmar murders, which has been happening in Penang since January.
“Cannot-lah like that. There has been arrests,” he said, at a press conference today.
He was referring to a report in Malaysiakini yesterday, which quoted international NGO Altsean-Burma coordinator Debbie Stothard as saying it was “quite shocking” that the Penang police had not immediately responded to the killings.
Stothard had wondered whether it was because the police was “inefficient or slow to act” because the killings involved migrant and asylum seekers.
"These murders and the murderers deserve to be condemned and prosecuted," said Stothard, who is also International Federation for Human Rights secretary-general.
Abdul Rahim tried to allay the fears of Penangites towards the gruesome murders, in which bodies of Myanmar nationals were dismembered, and discovered in several different locations in the state.
Some of the body parts were found in places around Nibong Tebal and Bukit Mertajam on mainland Penang, including a severed human head which was found in front of the Machang Bubok police station.
The police had denied that the murders were related to religious conflicts in Myanmar, saying instead there were due to “revenge”.
“The police will keep the peace and ensure public order. It is the responsibility of the police, the chief police officer and all of his senior officers to ensure everyone is safe.
“Penang has about 6,200 police personnel working around the clock to ensure this,” he stressed.
Abdul Rahim also provided an “update” of the 18 murders, revealing that there may be another group which is involved in the incidents although one of them had been hauled up by police.
He said the groups recruited members who are already working in Penang, but are from the same villages or towns in Myanmar.
“We are working with Bukit Aman (police main headquarters), the immigration department in Penang and Wisma Putra (Foreign Affairs Ministry) to trace the groups,” he added.
Abdul Rahim assured Penangites that the murders involved only Myanmar nationals and is not a threat to the local residents.
He also urged the public to assist the police with information so that the cases can be solved soon. -M'kini

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