Malaysian police have said former Emergency Ordinance (EO) detainees are possibly the culprits behind the recent spate of shootings, even as another gunfire death has taken place.
Federal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Hadi Ho Abdullah said the shootings could be related to the repeal in 2011 of the EO, a law introduced after the 13 May 1969 racial riots that allows detention of suspects without trial. About 2,600 detainees were released last year following the repeal.
"It cannot be coincidental," he told local reporters on Monday. "We have made a study. From 2012 to June 2013, of the 130,000 arrested in the whole country... close to 30 per cent are repeat offenders."
Hadi Ho, who heads a task force to crack down on gun trafficking, said the number of smuggled firearms seized by police had doubled this year from last year.
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Former federal CID director Zaman Khan had suggested on Sunday that revenge killings by EO detainees were partly behind the new wave of gun violence.
Professor P. Sundramoorthy, a criminologist at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, said he does not rule out the linkage, as former EO detainees included hardcore criminals who faced high risks of repeating offences due to difficulty in getting acceptance by society.
"There have been very few success cases of rehabilitation among hardcore criminals and so, there is a need for tough laws to keep them in check," he said. "But, it will take at least five to 10 years for strategies and laws to effectively curb crime and so we cannot expect overnight success."
Gang 36 one of the most feared in the nation
KUALA LUMPUR: Gang 36 was originally made up of Chinese members before it was taken over by Indians to become one of the most feared secret societies in the country.
The gang’s evolution has been attributed to the growing reluctance of its Chinese founding members to get involved in the “nitty-gritty” of organised crime.
“Tired of getting their hands dirty, they recruited Indians to do it,” said a crime expert who declined to be named.
“After some time, the Chinese gangsters were outnumbered by the Indians and before long, it was being seen as an Indian gang. But that is not completely true as most gangs in Malaysia have a racially diverse membership,” he said.
The expert said there were still Chinese members in Gang 36, but they played a more passive role as “investors”. They pour money into the gang to fund its activities which allow them to double their money.
“Most of the time they would have legitimate jobs like in real estate.”
The expert said the pattern of evolution was commonly seen in many other gangs in the country.
“In the beginning, there were only Chinese gangs, which was a spillover from the triads from China,” he said.
He said the fear surrounding Gang 36 had led to many thugs just using its name to set up their own units, adding that membership was hard to verify with it being such a loose organisation.
The influx of Indians into gangs was also due to the country’s current socioeconomic climate and the unstructured nature of the criminal underworld itself, said MIC Youth chief T. Mohan. “Poverty plays a huge role. More and more Indian youths are driven to join gangs because they feel they have no other way to make a living,” he said. He said new gangsters claimed they belonged to a certain gang for the sake of being associated. He disagreed with talk that the current spate of shootings were coordinated assassinations in a turf war. “The gangs are not that organised. These shootings are unrelated disputes between small groups which have a newfound freedom to use firearms,” he said.
Shooting incidents spark fears of gangland war
Posted on 10 August 2013(The Star) - The three shooting incidents, including the assassination of a 37-year-old scrap dealer believed to be associated with Gang 36, which occurred over a span of 24 hours, has spawned speculation of a gangland war.
K. Veerappan was shot when he stopped the BMW 530i he was driving near a traffic light in Anson Road at 11.50am on Thursday. It bore the registration number WVK 3636, which was believed to symbolise the gang’s number. A motorcyclist rode up next to the car and the pillion rider whipped out a pistol and fired 14 shots, 10 of which hit his neck, cheek and abdomen. His body was found slumped and his white shirt drenched with his blood. The driver’s seat side window was shattered by the gunshots.
Posted on 10 August 2013(The Star) - The three shooting incidents, including the assassination of a 37-year-old scrap dealer believed to be associated with Gang 36, which occurred over a span of 24 hours, has spawned speculation of a gangland war.
K. Veerappan was shot when he stopped the BMW 530i he was driving near a traffic light in Anson Road at 11.50am on Thursday. It bore the registration number WVK 3636, which was believed to symbolise the gang’s number. A motorcyclist rode up next to the car and the pillion rider whipped out a pistol and fired 14 shots, 10 of which hit his neck, cheek and abdomen. His body was found slumped and his white shirt drenched with his blood. The driver’s seat side window was shattered by the gunshots.
George Town OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said Veerappan had had three previous drug records, adding that the car he was driving belonged to his 38-year-old friend who lives in Lebuh Macallum. “Forensic policemen recovered 14 9mm-calibre bullet casings at the scene. Two machetes wrapped in newspaper were found in the car’s rear passenger seat,” ACP Gan said.
Before Veerappan’s shooting, a gunman fired at least six shots at a businessman’s bungalow in Jalan Utama. No one was injured in the 1.15am incident which is believed to be a triad’s warning to the businessman.Only his 29-year old son, his daughter-in-law and a maid were at home at the time of the incident. ACP Gan said the businessman, in his 60s, who is presently abroad, had lodged a police report last month after receiving an extortion letter containing six bullets. “His daughter-in-law and maid found glass fragments from the window on the floor and bullet marks on the walls. “Based on the CCTV footage, the gunman fired randomly from outside the house,” he said. ACP Gan said the businessman had also received a text message in Chinese demanding that he deposit money into a local bank account. “We are checking the mobile phone number from which the SMS was sent and also the bank account which has since been frozen. “We are investigating the case under Section 39 of the Firearms Act and also Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation,” he said, adding that police had not ruled out the possibility that the case could be gang-related.
The third shooting occurred in front of an entertainment outlet in Jalan Datuk Keramat where a 43-year-old bouncer was hit in the left thigh at 12.30am yesterday. A gunman fired seven shots but only one hit the victim nicknamed Too Pek (Stupid in Hokkien). The bouncer is believed to be one of the top leaders of the Si Lian (Four Tyres) also known as the 04 Gang. It was learnt that Too Pek had just gotten out from his BMW when the unidentified assailant on a motorcycle shot him. “Despite being hit, he managed to make his way into the outlet to seek help from his friends. He was later sent to the Penang Hospital where he received outpatient treatment. “Two foreign cleaners were questioned by the police after they were spotted sweeping up the seven bullet casings which were later recovered from a dustbin,” said a source.
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| Too Pek being taken for treatment at the Penang Hospital. |
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Gangland rivalry linked to the drug trade is also believed to be behind three other shootings – in Parit Buntar, Perak; Batu Kawan, Penang; and Air Keroh, Malacca.
A factory van driver N. Jeevandran, 26 was gunned down while leaving his house for work at Taman Seri Semarak, Parit Buntar on July 31. He had five previous criminal records and was was detained under the Restricted Residence Enactment until the Emergency Ordinance was repealed in 2011.
On May 12, S. Kannan, 37, and G. Suresh, 28, were killed and two others were seriously injured in a shooting at the Bukit Tambun traffic-light junction. They had just left a relative’s wedding when two assailants on a motorcycle pulled up to the vehicle and fired multiple shots at about 10.30pm. Both deceased had criminal records.
Police believe the killings could be related to the shooting of S. Sara-vanan, 39, at Air Keroh in February. Saravanan, who had travelled from Butterworth to stand trial for a robbery case, was gunned down moments after leaving the courthouse.
Most shootings tied to gangland turf war
Police are still probing the spate of fatal shootings in the state but it is believed that most of the cases are linked to a gangland turf war for control of the drug trade and vice activities.
In spite of efforts by the authorities to cut off supply, gangs have been raking in profits from drugs through well established networks here.
“Police are probing several gangs involved in the drug trade in Seremban, Bahau, Nilai and Port Dickson.
“They are also investigating some people who used to live from hand to mouth but are now living lavish lifestyles,” said one source.
He said several new gangs had also emerged in recent years, adding that Gang 18 and Gang 36 which had been around since the 1970s were two of the most active in the state.
“Gang 18 is made up mostly of Chinese and Indians, while 36, once active in Malay-majority areas such as Ampangan and Senawang is now dominated by Indians,” he said.
Members of both gangs had shown their “might” by bringing traffic to a halt during the funeral processions of their leaders and on occasions, even replaced the registration plates of their vehicles with their gang numbers in a blatant show of strength.
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“About two years ago, traffic was brought to a standstill for several minutes during the funeral procession of one gang leader. Besides marking respect for their leaders, such displays also signify a show of power and warning to other gangs to stay away from the area,” he added.
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The source said after the series of recent shootings here, several known members of gangs who had police records, had gone into hiding.
He said other gangs active in the urban areas were 77, mostly made up of Malay youths, Gang 24, whose membership is both Chinese and Indian and Gang 44, predominantly controlled by Indians.
He said other gangs active in the urban areas were 77, mostly made up of Malay youths, Gang 24, whose membership is both Chinese and Indian and Gang 44, predominantly controlled by Indians.
“There is also the Kao lok kao (969) gang active in the Rahang area and 08, which also has Chinese and Indians as members,” he said, adding that among the smaller gangs were 21 and Five Colours.
He said the gang rivalry was mainly related to drug distribution and casualties could be expected with the gangs trying to impose their control in certain areas.He said the drug market was so lucrative that members of one gang blatantly fired several shots at the home of a police inspector attached with the Narcotics Department in Seremban Jaya, near here, in April.
“In the past, gang rivalries had nothing to do with drugs but today, things have changed.
“We have strong reason to believe that many of the victims were gunned down because they were either unable to pay up for the drugs supplied to them or had stepped on the toes of someone who was already doing business in the same area,” he said. Former EO detainees back to reclaim old neighbourhoods, say police sources
The spate of recent shootings in the country are mostly linked to revenge and turf wars by gangs to control drugs and illegal activities, according to police sources.
They believe that a gangland war has spilled out into the open and their leaders have become bolder in fighting for territories, now that many former Emergency Ordinance detainees are back in action.
According to the sources, the ex-detainees want to reclaim their old neighbourhoods and eliminate those who had taken over their activities, especially the highly lucrative distribution of drugs.
Describing several of the shootings as “drug fire”, the sources said that the shootings were becoming more rampant as the gangs continued to reclaim turfs that they once controlled.
Asked whether the waves of recent shootings reflected the eruption of an all out gang war, criminologist Assoc Prof Dr P. Sundra-moorthy said he believed it could be the case.
He said although police had yet to determine the link, he noted that the shootings were consistent with cases in other countries like Mexico and Colombia, which faced drug-gang related violence.
“I have never seen as many shootings since the communist insurgency 40 years ago. Although the perpetrators then were a terrorist group compared to criminals now, it is still a major concern,” Dr Sundramoorthy told The Star.
He said illicit firearms had been present in Malaysia for years, but had only now been used to kill people with such frequency.
In general, Dr Sundramoorthy said gang leaders had become bolder with the absence of preventive laws.
“It has become very complex to investigate and prosecute,” he said.
On talk that the attempted assassination of anti-crime NGO MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan last month could be linked to some of the later shootings, its advisor S. Gopi Krishnan said he did not think that the shootings were related to drug-related turf wars.
Prior to the shooting in Bahau, Sanjeevan had threatened to expose a list of drug dealers linked to the police.
Malaysians Against Rape, Assault & Snatch theft founder (Marah) Dave Avran said in a statement that the shootings since January could be related to rivalry between major gangs.
“We do not think that it is only limited to drug gangs. There are also online gambling, prostitution, alcohol and cigarette smuggling syndicates which run very lucrative million-ringgit operations,” he said.
The gangland wars appear to have spread over to Sabah and Sarawak, with the shooting of businessman Tiong Choon Kwong at Beverly Hills in Donggongon, Sabah.
The word on the street is that the 44-year-old businessman was killed on orders from underworld kingpins from Sarawak.
According to locals, gangs are involved in gambling, illegal money lending, vice, smuggling and drugs.
Top cops to personally oversee investigations into shootings
All state police CID chiefs have been directed to personally handle the investigations into gangland shootings and other serious crimes, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.
Bukit Aman, he assured the public, was also investigating the recent spate of suspected shootings.
“All state police CID chiefs have been directed to personally handle investigations into the shooting and other serious crimes.
“Bukit Aman has formed a special team headed by Federal CID director Comm Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah to oversee the investigations into all these cases,” he said here yesterday.
“The current spate of shootings is not random acts but targeted mainly against gangs as well as drug related activities,” added Wan Junaidi.
He was commenting on the police’s efforts to curb the recent spate of shootings and the Government’s push for new preventive laws to give the authorities more bite to deal with the criminals involved.
Thirty-five shooting cases were reported to have taken place between April 12 to Aug 9, most of which were said to be linked to a turf war between rival gangs seeking to control illicit drug trade and other illegal activities.
On efforts to stem the flow of illegal firearms from across the border, Wan Junaidi said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar had directed for more checks and tighter control at these areas.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Ibrahim was quoted in Mingguan Malaysia yesterday as saying that the police force had lost its bite in the repeal of preventive laws.
He also said that although the overall crime had dropped, the index crimes were increasing, attributing the rise to four factors, including the release of the 2,600 Emergency Ordinance (EO) detainees from the Simpang Renggam detention centre, and their hardcore followers and subordinates.
Ahmad Zahid said the police had yet to increase its manpower and upgrade their resources in line with the repeal of the EO and Restricted Residence Act.
Gangs take to Facebook
PETALING JAYA: Gone are the days of secret gang handshakes and code words - now organised crime is going high-tech.
Several of the gangs which made the news recently - such as the swastika logo 21, the Indian-dominated 36 and mixed-race 18 - are on Facebook.
Although the Facebook groups are closed and require approval to join, the names of administrators and some members are clearly listed.
Some of the Facebook group gangs are 04, 21 (Klang and Shah Alam divisions), 1804 Kaigelz (the gangs 18 and 04 are linked, with 18 drawing its name from the 18 Immortals of Buddhism), and 36, also known as 'Bob Marley'.
The members of these groups have blatantly open profiles, with threatening status updates and photographs.
User 'Suria Jahat', who is purportedly a member of 36, sports the Sanskrit Om symbol as a logo, and the colours red, green and yellow.
His uploads include photos of stacks of RM50 and RM10 notes wrapped in newspaper and tied together with rubber bands, and a parang.
He also uploaded a photo of The Star's recent news story 'Gang 36 - one of the most feared in the nation', with the caption 'bila-bila hidup.' 36 is an offshoot of the infamous 30, or Tiga Line.
The Facebook groups have a decent membership, with 36 Bob Marley boasting 4,659 members, 08 Hidup with 2,372 and 08 Brothers with 2,210.
The posts on the open groups, however, are mostly casual chatter, inspirational pictures in the gang colours, and gang slogans like "siapa berani, lu mari" (he who dares, come here).
Some of the posts even verge on the ridiculous, like 08 Brothers that recently marked a "birthday" celebration for the gang on Aug 8, or gang 21 which posts popular fashion chain Forever 21's logo with alarming regularity.
However, some hint at the dark side of these suspect brotherhoods, such as a post on 21 of a funeral car with the deceased's photo (on the bonnet) obscured, and a banner reading 'born to die - 21 hidup' held up by gang members.
An 1804 group regularly posts up pictures of alleged 36 gang members that it wants a hit on. One post reads "brothers if you see this 36 f***** anywhere, please inform me... faster brothers... He has been involved in the shooting of one of our brothers!!!!!!!!!! Lu lansi lu mati!" (be cocky, you die)
THREAT FORSEEN
In September 2012 Free Malaysia Today and other media highlighted a mystery letter to PM Dato Seri Najib Razak about the Gang 36 potential threat to National Security. The police have to look into all gangs that pose a threat to National Security.
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has apparently been warned of an alleged threat of gangsterism among the Indian community which would, if left unchecked, indirectly cause the Barisan Nasional government to lose votes in the next general election.
SOURCE- THE STAR, YOUTUBE. FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
He said the gang rivalry was mainly related to drug distribution and casualties could be expected with the gangs trying to impose their control in certain areas.He said the drug market was so lucrative that members of one gang blatantly fired several shots at the home of a police inspector attached with the Narcotics Department in Seremban Jaya, near here, in April.
“In the past, gang rivalries had nothing to do with drugs but today, things have changed.
“We have strong reason to believe that many of the victims were gunned down because they were either unable to pay up for the drugs supplied to them or had stepped on the toes of someone who was already doing business in the same area,” he said. Former EO detainees back to reclaim old neighbourhoods, say police sources
The spate of recent shootings in the country are mostly linked to revenge and turf wars by gangs to control drugs and illegal activities, according to police sources.
They believe that a gangland war has spilled out into the open and their leaders have become bolder in fighting for territories, now that many former Emergency Ordinance detainees are back in action.
According to the sources, the ex-detainees want to reclaim their old neighbourhoods and eliminate those who had taken over their activities, especially the highly lucrative distribution of drugs.
Describing several of the shootings as “drug fire”, the sources said that the shootings were becoming more rampant as the gangs continued to reclaim turfs that they once controlled.
Asked whether the waves of recent shootings reflected the eruption of an all out gang war, criminologist Assoc Prof Dr P. Sundra-moorthy said he believed it could be the case.
He said although police had yet to determine the link, he noted that the shootings were consistent with cases in other countries like Mexico and Colombia, which faced drug-gang related violence.
“I have never seen as many shootings since the communist insurgency 40 years ago. Although the perpetrators then were a terrorist group compared to criminals now, it is still a major concern,” Dr Sundramoorthy told The Star.
He said illicit firearms had been present in Malaysia for years, but had only now been used to kill people with such frequency.
In general, Dr Sundramoorthy said gang leaders had become bolder with the absence of preventive laws.
“It has become very complex to investigate and prosecute,” he said.
On talk that the attempted assassination of anti-crime NGO MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan last month could be linked to some of the later shootings, its advisor S. Gopi Krishnan said he did not think that the shootings were related to drug-related turf wars.
Prior to the shooting in Bahau, Sanjeevan had threatened to expose a list of drug dealers linked to the police.
Malaysians Against Rape, Assault & Snatch theft founder (Marah) Dave Avran said in a statement that the shootings since January could be related to rivalry between major gangs.
“We do not think that it is only limited to drug gangs. There are also online gambling, prostitution, alcohol and cigarette smuggling syndicates which run very lucrative million-ringgit operations,” he said.
The gangland wars appear to have spread over to Sabah and Sarawak, with the shooting of businessman Tiong Choon Kwong at Beverly Hills in Donggongon, Sabah.
The word on the street is that the 44-year-old businessman was killed on orders from underworld kingpins from Sarawak.
According to locals, gangs are involved in gambling, illegal money lending, vice, smuggling and drugs.
Top cops to personally oversee investigations into shootings
Bukit Aman, he assured the public, was also investigating the recent spate of suspected shootings.
“All state police CID chiefs have been directed to personally handle investigations into the shooting and other serious crimes.
“Bukit Aman has formed a special team headed by Federal CID director Comm Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah to oversee the investigations into all these cases,” he said here yesterday.
“The current spate of shootings is not random acts but targeted mainly against gangs as well as drug related activities,” added Wan Junaidi.
He was commenting on the police’s efforts to curb the recent spate of shootings and the Government’s push for new preventive laws to give the authorities more bite to deal with the criminals involved.
Thirty-five shooting cases were reported to have taken place between April 12 to Aug 9, most of which were said to be linked to a turf war between rival gangs seeking to control illicit drug trade and other illegal activities.
On efforts to stem the flow of illegal firearms from across the border, Wan Junaidi said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar had directed for more checks and tighter control at these areas.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Ibrahim was quoted in Mingguan Malaysia yesterday as saying that the police force had lost its bite in the repeal of preventive laws.
He also said that although the overall crime had dropped, the index crimes were increasing, attributing the rise to four factors, including the release of the 2,600 Emergency Ordinance (EO) detainees from the Simpang Renggam detention centre, and their hardcore followers and subordinates.
Ahmad Zahid said the police had yet to increase its manpower and upgrade their resources in line with the repeal of the EO and Restricted Residence Act.
Gangs take to Facebook
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| A picture showing a schoolboy with drawings of the gang's logo that was put up on Facebook |
PETALING JAYA: Gone are the days of secret gang handshakes and code words - now organised crime is going high-tech.
Several of the gangs which made the news recently - such as the swastika logo 21, the Indian-dominated 36 and mixed-race 18 - are on Facebook.
Although the Facebook groups are closed and require approval to join, the names of administrators and some members are clearly listed.
Some of the Facebook group gangs are 04, 21 (Klang and Shah Alam divisions), 1804 Kaigelz (the gangs 18 and 04 are linked, with 18 drawing its name from the 18 Immortals of Buddhism), and 36, also known as 'Bob Marley'.
The members of these groups have blatantly open profiles, with threatening status updates and photographs.
User 'Suria Jahat', who is purportedly a member of 36, sports the Sanskrit Om symbol as a logo, and the colours red, green and yellow.
His uploads include photos of stacks of RM50 and RM10 notes wrapped in newspaper and tied together with rubber bands, and a parang.
He also uploaded a photo of The Star's recent news story 'Gang 36 - one of the most feared in the nation', with the caption 'bila-bila hidup.' 36 is an offshoot of the infamous 30, or Tiga Line.
The Facebook groups have a decent membership, with 36 Bob Marley boasting 4,659 members, 08 Hidup with 2,372 and 08 Brothers with 2,210.
The posts on the open groups, however, are mostly casual chatter, inspirational pictures in the gang colours, and gang slogans like "siapa berani, lu mari" (he who dares, come here).
Some of the posts even verge on the ridiculous, like 08 Brothers that recently marked a "birthday" celebration for the gang on Aug 8, or gang 21 which posts popular fashion chain Forever 21's logo with alarming regularity.
However, some hint at the dark side of these suspect brotherhoods, such as a post on 21 of a funeral car with the deceased's photo (on the bonnet) obscured, and a banner reading 'born to die - 21 hidup' held up by gang members.
An 1804 group regularly posts up pictures of alleged 36 gang members that it wants a hit on. One post reads "brothers if you see this 36 f***** anywhere, please inform me... faster brothers... He has been involved in the shooting of one of our brothers!!!!!!!!!! Lu lansi lu mati!" (be cocky, you die)
THREAT FORSEEN
In September 2012 Free Malaysia Today and other media highlighted a mystery letter to PM Dato Seri Najib Razak about the Gang 36 potential threat to National Security. The police have to look into all gangs that pose a threat to National Security.
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Anonymous letter warns Najib of Indian ‘gang threat’
An 'Umno member' warns the prime minister of the rise of Indian gangs in the country which may cause another Hindraf-like political tsunami if not addressed urgently.
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has apparently been warned of an alleged threat of gangsterism among the Indian community which would, if left unchecked, indirectly cause the Barisan Nasional government to lose votes in the next general election.
An anonymous letter purportedly written by a “concerned Umno member” and sent to Najib on April 20, urged the Umno president to treat the matter seriously or risk another “political tsunami” akin to 2008, which the Hindraf movement had contributed to.
In the letter, seen by FMT, the “Umno member from Selayang Baru” implicated the MIC and the police for being complicit in allowing “Gang 36″ to gain more influence and power.
The author claimed that on Dec 3, 2011, MIC organised a Deepavali event at The Mines, Sri Kembangan, where about 7,000 Indian youths who attended were made up of “almost 99%” of Gang 36 members.
Several prominent politicians from BN officiated at the event, with the author naming three of them in the letter. They included two members of parliaments and a minister.
Repeated attempts to contact the three national leaders for comments were unsuccessful.
“Close to 99% of the Indian youths who attended were from Gang 36. The behaviour, character and clothing of these youths were very embarrassing. Their actions not only taint the image of MIC but also BN,” wrote the “Umno member”.
The writer claimed that a number of these youths even wore the “Geng 36″ T-shirts and waved the “Gang 36″ flag openly. They were also displaying the Sanskrit Aum symbol(picture below) which is said to be used as the gang’s logo.
“That event gave a bad impression, especially the Indian community towards BN party. The event also clearly shows an attempt by Gang 36 to fortify its positions through politics.”
The writer also said the event has become the talk of the town among the Indian community, and defeated MIC’s attempt to portray a new image after their alleged “failure” under former MIC president S Samy Vellu.
The writer said that it was his opinion that the leader of the gang, who he claimed is involved in drug trafficking and other crimes, is trying to use politics to clear the gang’s criminal records and reign supreme in the country.
‘Conspiracy brewing’
“The attempt of Gang 36 to enter politics to fortify its position should be stopped so that the opposition does not use this issue to deny [BN] the votes of the Indians.
“Yang Amat Berhormat [prime minister], don’t treat this issue as merely an Indian one. Hindraf, which was considered a small matter, created such a big impact in 2008 and four states fell to the opposition’s hands.
“A conspiracy is brewing to accuse the government, particularly Umno, of ethnic cleansing of the Indian community by taking a lax attitude towards gangsterism in Malaysia. The police all over the country have been bribed in the millions by Gang 36.”
The letter claimed that the police – from police beats all the way to Bukit Aman – have given the gangsters the “green light” to carry out their drug trafficking activities by taking these bribes.
He alleged that the worse district was the Gombak police headquarters. “A lot of proof can be found if the Gombak police chief is investigated,” said the the writer.
No comment was forthcoming from Bukit Aman. However, Gombak district police chief Abdul Rahim Abdullah told FMT that these allegations were “nonsense”.
“I’m not going to comment at length since I’ve personally been implicated here. My CPO [Selangor police chief] or IGP [Inspector-General of Police] perhaps should comment and tell us if they would form a special investigation against my district. I am open to that.”
“I deny these ludicrous allegations. And if you were to ask me if the police gave gangsters the ‘green light’, then perhaps I will show you the cases where we have nabbed these gangsters. If we were to allow gangs such as 08 or 36 to do as they please, then I don’t think we can sleep soundly.
“These gangs are present in other districts, too, and we are monitoring their activities. Whenever we find any involvement, and if we have direct evidence, we will pull them in and try to charge them,” he said.
SOURCE- THE STAR, YOUTUBE. FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
