A man alleged that two policemen tried to extort money from him at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) in Johor Baru, Johor.
The 29-year-old man, who only wanted to be known as Lim, made the claim in a press conference organised by Johor MCA youth chief Heng Zhi Li on Friday (April 5), who urged the police to carry out a thorough investigation against the allegation made by the complainant.
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The 29-year-old man, who only wanted to be known as Lim, made the claim in a press conference organised by Johor MCA youth chief Heng Zhi Li on Friday (April 5), who urged the police to carry out a thorough investigation against the allegation made by the complainant.
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00:00 Today we are going to have a PC for the case of involving two police officers who was on
00:13 duty in a CIQ on 2nd of April 2024 around 10 o'clock, whereby two of the alleged officers
00:27 they actually blackmailed one of our Malaysian who is returning from Singapore after work
00:34 and then these two officers actually blackmailed him for a sum of RM2000 and then alleging
00:43 that this Malaysian or our victims, we so-called victims, okay, victims actually committed
00:51 an offence but the actual offences is not declared or any or explained to the victims.
00:57 After I coming back from Singapore, I cleared JB Custom, I want to walk through Custom,
01:04 Hai Guan Custom, after that I want to turn left, in front there got a money changer and
01:10 SIM card, then when I want to turn this turn, then the two officers stand there, they ask
01:17 me "Tuan, come here, show me your passport and your phone".
01:21 Oh you were walking la?
01:23 I was walking, then I was stopped by them, then I do what they say, I pass my passport
01:30 and my phone to one of the officers, then one of the officers scan through my passport,
01:36 then he know that when I go in the past, then I know that they really are the police authority,
01:44 then suddenly they ask me to follow them, walk to another room, beside the money changer.
01:51 When you went inside, there's only you and the two policemen and there's no other?
01:55 No, no others, only three of us.
01:58 Could you describe the appearance of the room?
02:00 The room is very small, there's no CCTV if I'm not wrong, it's like L-shaped table and
02:07 two chair, look like an interrogation room.
02:14 How does it look like from the outside?
02:17 Outside is like the, got the police logo and the police police, I sit down, then the officer
02:24 talk to me say "you involved the cases, I want to bring you to lock up tonight, tomorrow
02:30 you no need to go Singapore to work, I will bring you to court".
02:34 I ask "Sir, officer, I do nothing wrong, may I know what happen to me?"
02:40 They say "later, I cannot tell you now, you have to follow me to police station".
02:46 Then I worry that I will lose my job in Singapore because I need to report to work.
02:53 The next day is it?
02:54 The next day I need to report to work.
02:55 So thereafter, what did they offer to you?
02:58 They say they can let me go, but I have to show them my bank account details.
03:08 Then I open, I log in my OCBC, Singapore OCBC, I show them my balance, which is very low.
03:18 Then one of the officer say, ask me again "how long you work in Singapore?"
03:24 I say "nearly 10 years".
03:25 "How come your money so low?"
03:27 "Never mind, do you have Malaysia bank account?"
03:30 I say "I have".
03:31 "Then log in your Malaysia bank account, sir, I want to see".
03:37 Then I log in my Malaysia bank account, I show them also low amount.
03:42 So what happen after that?
03:46 Then the officer tell me say "RM2000, if you pay us, I let you go".
03:52 I say "I don't have cash, I don't have cash, I really do nothing wrong, I hope you all
03:57 can let me go because I never involve any case".
04:00 When I ask them, they also don't want to say why case I involve.
04:06 Then they say "No".
04:12 So after that, did they bring you to anywhere?
04:17 They want to bring me to ATM.
04:24 One police of two officer.
04:26 When you go to ATM, it's one police because with the bike, two of us only.
04:29 I sit his bike, he ride me.
04:31 Then another officer wear at the CIQ there.
04:35 He never give me helmet, I have no wear helmet.
04:37 He wear the helmet, then he bring me to the Petronas station.
04:42 Which Petronas station?
04:43 Petronas Bukit Jaga.
04:44 Come out from custom only, not even five minutes.
04:50 So what did he say to you when you reach the Petronas station?
04:53 He ask me to come down and walk to the ATM, go inside, withdraw the money.
04:58 So he accompanied you to the ATM?
05:00 No, he never accompany me to inside.
05:03 He drop me off, then he let me go in alone.
05:06 So he wait outside the shop, the ATM area?
05:10 He wait outside the Petronas Bukit Jaga.
05:14 Then I try to withdraw the money which is unsuccessful because I think it's technical
05:19 issue.
05:20 Then I go back to the motorbike, I tell the so-called police officer, I say "I cannot
05:27 withdraw" because he ask me why, why cannot withdraw.
05:30 I say ATM machine got issue.
05:33 Then he bring me, he ask me to sit down his motor, then he ride to the Lorong, the behind.
05:41 Small road?
05:42 The small road.
05:43 Then he ask me, why you stay inside Petronas station so long?
05:45 Why you never come out?
05:46 Why you talking to them?
05:48 I say, I asking them why the ATM machine cannot withdraw money.
05:53 I need money urgently.
05:54 Really or not?
05:55 I say, yeah really.
06:00 Then he drive me to another Shell petrol station.
06:04 Which is?
06:05 Is it far from the petrol station?
06:06 Which is near Bukit Jaga, Petronas.
06:07 Then after that, he ride me to inside, then he drop me off inside the Shell petrol station.
06:18 Then he ask me to go into the ATM, then he easy minyak, he pump the petrol.
06:27 Then after that, I also seek help from inside but also unsuccessful.
06:33 I also try to withdraw the money, also unsuccessful.
06:36 I go back to him.
06:37 At that time, when I go back to him, he already stay quite far from the petrol station.
06:43 Then I drive his motor, I say, I also cannot withdraw.
06:47 Why didn't you try to run away?
06:50 Because he hold my passport and my phone already.
06:53 I cannot run away just like that because next morning I need have to report to work in Singapore.
06:57 I cannot just run away.
06:59 I have no choice, have to follow him.
07:01 I don't have any phone.
07:04 So you follow him?
07:05 I follow him.
07:06 Then he say, never mind, I bring you to Maybank Pulani, which is near Alliance Bank.
07:11 Then when he drop me nearby the Maybank Pulani, which is near the tree, which is near a dark
07:23 place.
07:24 Then I walk to the Maybank, which is unsuccessful, withdraw the money, RM1000.
07:31 I try to withdraw RM2000, which is unsuccessful, only RM1000 because over limit.
07:38 Then I come out already, I got sick help from public, also no one want to care for me.
07:46 Then I walk to the police officer say, I only got RM1000, I cannot withdraw RM2000.
07:52 Then he ask me why only RM1000?
07:55 I say RM2000, not RM1000.
07:57 Then end up, I suddenly, I got asthma.
08:03 You pretend to be asthma?
08:04 Yeah, I pretend to be asthma.
08:05 Or already asthma?
08:07 I pretend to be asthma because I really hope that public can come to me.
08:12 Then suddenly I lie down to the road.
08:16 Then suddenly one of the public people, one of the motorcyclist come to us, want to help.
08:22 Then this police officer tell him that, don't help, don't help, I am here, don't help, don't
08:28 help.
08:29 You mean the police officer chase them away?
08:31 Yeah, chase them away.
08:32 Don't help, don't help, I settle.
08:33 Then end up, he force me to ride his motor.
08:38 Then I also ride his motor, but I tell this officer say, I want to lie down, I cannot
08:44 ride anymore, I cannot sit his motor anymore.
08:46 Please drop me off.
08:47 You are feeling not comfortable?
08:49 Yeah, I not comfortable.
08:51 Then after that, he bring me to near the taman, bangunan pelangi, opposite the bus stop.
09:00 Then he drop me there, then he ask me to rest there.
09:03 He say, after you are well, we settle.
09:08 Then I also, I cannot even sit down, I lie down to the road, I lie down to the floor.
09:14 Then end up, the Indian couple come to us, want to help us.
09:19 Do you know the Indian couples?
09:20 I don't know them.
09:21 They are just passing by.
09:24 Yeah, they passing by.
09:26 Then this Indian couple come to help, then the police officer try to chase them away,
09:32 but unsuccessful.
09:34 Because one of the Indian couple tell this officer, I not feeling well, I lie down on
09:42 the floor, how can you use your motor to help him?
09:45 You mean the Indian couple actually ask the police, how can he help you when you are uncomfortable
09:51 and then requesting you to ride a bike?
09:54 Yeah, then suddenly I ask them, can you call Grab for me?
10:01 I want to go back home to take my asthma pump.
10:04 Then suddenly this officer come to me, then he open his jacket, I lie down already, he
10:09 open his jacket, then all my phone and passport drop into my chest.
10:15 Then he tell the couple, oh, his phone and passport drop, you all help him take, call
10:24 Grab.
10:26 So, do you suggesting that this police officer actually trying to show that he doesn't possess
10:36 any of your documents?
10:38 Yeah, and now he return me everything, because he drop the phone and my passport to my body
10:47 already.
10:48 I get back successfully.
10:49 Then end up he tell the Indian couple, you help call the Grab, I need to go back to police
10:56 station to settle my job.
11:00 Then end up I complain to this Indian couple, I sit for help, say everything happen.
11:04 I also show them the 1000 ringgit cash inside my small bag, which is this one.
11:10 So, the money they manage to take?
11:14 Yeah, this bag.
11:16 He not manage to take.
11:19 You didn't give him the money?
11:21 Never, never.
11:22 Because end up he give up the plan.
11:24 So, you mean the police officer then run away, and then how did the Indian couples help you?
11:32 In the first place, I ask the meal guy, I say, can you...
11:37 You mean the Indian guy?
11:39 The Indian guy, can you send me back home with your motor?
11:44 I think his wife or girlfriend say cannot, because maybe they got something on.
11:50 Then end up, I insist that, can you help me?
11:54 I'm very scared now.
11:55 Then end up this Indian guy say, okay, I order Grab for you.
11:59 Then he successfully order a Grab for me, but with his long address.
12:04 Then end up this Indian guy fetch me to the nearby road and found the Grab driver.
12:13 Then I enter the Grab car.
12:15 So, where is the police officer now?
12:17 At that point of time, where is the police officer?
12:20 The police officer already left already.
12:23 He run away.
12:25 I hope that can arrest this two officer, because I don't want anybody like me get this kind of trouble.
12:33 Because we are doing nothing wrong.
12:36 I think we are not, we don't deserve get this kind of treatment.
12:39 [BLANK_AUDIO]