Armed Gang Robbery at Taman Pearl (Chinese & English Text)

民主行動党民都魯支部主席,砂羅越州民主行動党署理主席及砂羅越州吉多隆區立委周政新2O09年9月24日文告如下:

吉都隆区州议员周政新呼吁警方重视前晚在本市珍珠花园匪帮抢劫民宅的案件。

周氏说警方务必紧密的行动起来，马不停蹄的在最快的时间内破除匪帮的组织及延续。

据报道前晚约九时许，有4至6名持刀匪徒闯入住宅向家中的姐妹洗劫，而姐姐更遭匪徒所伤，送往医院治疗。

[我们不能接受匪帮成群结队的拿刀拿武器到处去抢劫。天啊！这是一个法治的民主国家。人民纳税给政府，为要政府做好治安，来保护人民的财产与生命，可是这些年来治安状况每况愈下，抢，偷劫案几乎每天都在发生。难道我们国家的治安是已经真的无药可救了。法治也已崩溃了？]

近两个月以来，民省内偷窃案件频频发生，先是偷豪华汽车，后来每天都有一两宗，小偷撬开铁花，家门，进入屋内，偷走屋主的电脑，手提电话与金器等。

那只是小偷，一两个人，拿了一些工具去干案。可是今天已变成了匪帮，成群结队的持武器敢敢的到民众的家去打抢。真是无法无天，根本就不把执法单位看在眼里。这在我们国家是绝对不可以发生的。

当时我已视察到事态的演变，而如这些偷窃案件的发生没有即刻竭止，恐怕会越演越烈，届时再来收拾恐怕已太晚了。今天的小偷已变成匪帮了。所以一个星期多前我已公开的呼吁政府应该提出一套解决偷抢劫案的方法以恢复人民对政府的信心。

周氏又说，记得去年这个时候匪帮持刀，枪入民宅，绑起家中的老少，抢走金钱，财物又伤人，甚至杀人，足足的发生了两个多月的时光，至到我在州议会，会议上提出紧急动议，而随之一帮匪帮在实比河一带被逮捕，而类似案件也静下了许多。

我感到遗憾的是今天匪帮又再卷土重来所以我呼吁政府各执法单位配合，而警方更全力以赴。在这些匪帮又屈起的时候，就把他扑灭，以让偷抢劫案件根本在民省就没有生存之余地。

我希望州国阵政府也能重视民省内的这些案件的发生并给于一切的支援。以还给人民一个安宁的社会及对政府的信心。


周政新。


Media Statement by Chiew Chin Sing, Chairman DAP Bintulu Branch,DAP Sarawak Deputy Chairman and Sarawak State Assemblyman for Kidurong on 24th September, 2009:

State assemblyman for Kidurong Chiew Chin Sing urged the police to look seriously into the gang robbery at Taman Pearl night before.

Chiew said that the police must act quickly and precisely to break up the gang in the shortest time possible.

He said that according to report, that night at about 9, a gang of 4 to 6 persons armed with knives went into a home and robbed off valuables from the 2 sisters who were in the house. They also took other valuables from the house and even hurt one of the girls.

We cannot accept robbers in gang armed with knives and other weapons roaming our street and robbing our homes as they like. By Gosh, this is a democratic country and a country rule by laws. The people paid taxes to the government, so that the government can manage our security to give us peace, security and protection for our property. Regretfully, the situation is getting from worse to worst, snatching and stealing crimes are happening everyday. Is there really no more cure for this anymore and our rule of law is crumbling?

In Bintulu, break-in into homes and stealing has been happening everyday for the past 2 months. First, it was the stealing of luxury cars and now everyday there is one or two cases of break-ins to homes stealing laptops, hand phones, cash, valuables etc.

Those were petty thefts by one or two person with simple tools. But today it has turned into gang robbers carrying weapons going into peoples home to rob, as if there is no more law. They could not even see the enforcement people in their eyes having no respect for them. This must not happen in our country.

As I observe and if these petty thefts are not stopped immediately, I am concerned that it may become worse and by the time we realize it, it may already be too late. The petty theft had transformed into gang robbery now. That is why about a week ago, I had issued an open statement to call on the government to come up with a set of solutions to overcome the rampant snatching and stealing crimes so as to restore the confident of the people in the government.

Chiew also said that it is still clear in his mind that about this time last year gang robbers carrying knives, went into peoples home at early morning hours, tied up the older folks and robbed off cash, and other valuables. Sometimes they hurt the home owners and even one was killed. That went on for about over 2 months until the DUN meeting when I attempted to move a motion on it and after that a gang was caught at Sibiew area and silenced the gang robbery for quite a while.

Today it is most regrettable that the gang robbery is back and I call on the government and all units to work together, while the police to go all out and nib the snatching, stealing and gang robbery crimes at its bud. So that Bintulu could be free from such crimes.

I hope that the Barisan National government can treat combating the crime in Bintulu as important and give full support so as to give back the peace and security of the society to the people there and win back their confidence in the government.


Chiew Chin Sing.