UPHOLDING THE LAW
KUCHING: The police have been urged to promptly investigate and enforce law against any criminal acts that could threaten the peace and stability in Bintulu.
Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said that he totally and utterly condemned the actions of hooligans in this industrial town — who resort to abusing alcohol and bullying the defenceless.
“I have received many complaints from the public that Bintulu has been increasingly threatened by the actions of unsavoury characters. We cannot continue to suffer in silence against such arrogant hoodlums who drink excessively, cause troubles for others and issue threats against life and property.
“This social issue has gradually worsened in recent days, and I hope that these gangsters will not think that they can get away with committing their evil deeds and operating outside the law,” he said in a press statement issued on Wednesday.
Tiong, who is also the Prime Minister’s special envoy to the People’s Republic of China, stressed that if they (the gangsters) had any ambitions of ‘conquering’ Bintulu, they should be wise enough to immediately dispel this notion as an impossible task.
“These gangsters need to put down their weapons and turn over a new leaf, as we can no longer tolerate their criminal activities.
“In order to suppress these underworld deeds, I have told Bintulu police to crack down hard on organised crimes and not let up in their efforts to bring peace and security to the streets,” he added.
According to Tiong, the victims of organised crime would feel powerless and could only bear to endure in silence, afraid to seek justice for them out of fear of what would be done to their families or premises.
“However, without pushing back, these gangsters will only become embolden to continue their lawless ways. Therefore, I wish to appeal to all victims and witnesses not to keep quiet but instead, speak up and identify these criminals to the authorities to help the police take action to break these gangs apart,” Tiong stressed.
Tiong asserted that the local police chiefs would not allow these bullies to continue to act as they please.
“If there is no other way to rehabilitate these gangsters, I urge the authorities to consider using the National Security Offence (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) to act against them.
“At the same time, our colleagues in the legal profession who find they representing these public enemies must refrain from bullying victims of organised crime into closing the case against their unsavoury clients,” he exhorted.
Additionally, Tiong urged the police to seek justice for the victims, and restore their conscience and responsibility to uphold the law.
“Our repeated tolerance of the actions of these criminals will only embolden them to continue putting Bintulu under siege and the people to live in fear,” he asserted.
