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"I was attacked, then humiliated by the cops. I lived in London for 11 years and no such thing happened to me, but I face such an incident back in my own country," he said in frustration. G. Prakash, Malay Mail
A man attacked by a gang of Mat Rempit was laughed at when he went to lodge a report at the Setapak police station last Thursday. The victim, who wanted to be known as Ray, said three policemen burst out laughing when he reported to them the derogatory nickname that the Mat Rempit had hurled at him. Humiliated by the experience, Ray walked out despite the policemen trying to persuade him to stay on to file a report. The marketing executive, aged 31, who had earlier attended a party at a club near KLCC, was driving home when his evening took a downturn. He was driving out of the open-air car park about 12.30am when he noticed three motorcyclists eyeing his car. Later, on Jalan Tun Razak, Ray noticed that three more motorcyclists had joined the earlier trio and were now tailing him. Within seconds, the group had surrounded his car and forced him off the road, just after the exit to the National Heart Institute. "The motorcyclists threatened to smash my car unless I got out," said Ray, who reluctantly complied as there was hardly any traffic and he couldn't see anyone to seek help from. Unable to hand over his valuables, as he had earlier left them in a colleague’s car, the Mat Rempit, in their 20s, began to punch and kick him, while calling him derogatory names. But when they saw Ray’s head bleeding after a fall, the six motorcyclists hesitated and he grabbed the opportunity to get into his car and drive away. A chase ensued and Ray said the Mat Rempit stopped tailing him when he came close to the Setapak police station. But, when the policemen there laughed at him, Ray simply walked out. "I was attacked, then humiliated by the cops. I lived in London for 11 years and no such thing happened to me, but I face such an incident back in my own country," he said in frustration. But, Ray’s nightmare wasn’t over yet. Even though he parked his car a distance away from his home in Setapak, just in case any one of the Mat Rempit had followed him back, Ray was shocked to find his car windows smashed the next morning. "I believe they were following me all the while, because a similar incident had happened to my friend a few months ago," he said. Meanwhile, when Malay Mail contacted Sentul police chief ACP Zakaria Pagan about Ray being laughed at by the Setapak policemen, he promised to look into the matter personally. "It is a sensitive issue and I will investigate the incident," Zakaria said. Ray has since lodged a report at the Sentul police station on his car’s smashed windscreen and another report lodged at Dang Wangi police headquarters on the Mat Rempit attack along Jalan Tun Razak. 2nd story: Teoh El Sen
 Seeking help at the police beat base in the Mid Valley Megamall over theft, two Universiti Malaya students were instead shocked when a policeman there simply laughed at their plight.
Nurul Shuhaida Osmaniah, 20, said the policeman seemed amused by their report and recounted another incident aloud. "He said a man had also suffered a similar fate at the KFC restaurant a day earlier and that theft reports were common at the shopping complex." She was especially annoyed at the nonchalant attitude of the police officer as Nurul felt that a faster response could have led to the arrest of the thief, whom she had suspected was still somewhere within the mall at that time. Nurul’s unlucky evening took place last Saturday, while she was at the Mid Valley Megamall with her friend, Nancy Anak Basit, also aged 20. The girls were having dinner at the third floor food court when they noticed a suspicious woman staring at them from the next table. The woman was close to Nancy’s handbag, which had Nurul’s handbag in it. "I’m not sure what happened, but I suddenly realised something was wrong when Nancy started shouting that her bag was missing," said Nurul. She was puzzled that neither of them had noticed the woman, in her 40s, get up and leave. "The bag and the woman just disappeared," said Nurul, describing the woman as average built with a short ponytail, in dark blue clothes, and carrying a dark green bag. The duo immediately went to seek help at the police beat base to apprehend this woman — only to be stone-walled. "The policeman made me feel so small," said Nurul. "I can’t understand why he had to laugh at our report, especially since we had lost our valuables." Both she and Nancy allegedly lost about RM200 in total, three credit cards and their identity cards. A relative of the victim, a civil servant who declined to be named, commented: "How could a policeman act this way when the two went to report this incident? How can such an incident be seen as minor, when police themselves claim that it’s happening so frequently?" Brickfields district police chief ACP Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid, said:" I cannot tolerate such behavior from my men and I will take action against them if the report is found to be true. I urge the two victims to come to see me at the Brickfields police headquarters or just call the station," he said.
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