Langkawi police asked for bribe, say Taiwanese tourists



A posting upon a popular Taiwanese backpackers' online forum accusing Langkawi military of demanding as well as taking a bribe has put Malaysia in a limelight of a general tourist community.

However, Kedah military say no inform has been lodged in propinquity to a allegation.

The Chinese essay was posted onbackpackers.com.twon Sept 10 by an user with a pseudonym 'dr995'.

According to a posting, a writer was pushing a rented MPV in Langkawi, heading to a guesthouse he was staying during when a vehicle was stopped during a military roadblock.

"I rolled down a window as well as handed over my general pushing looseness to a police. He looked in to a automobile as well as instructed me to park my automobile by a side of a road...

"He afterwards pronounced a automobile was overloaded as well as each of us (in a car) had to pay a excellent of RM300 or else he would take us to a military station. We can usually leave after profitable a fine.

"Then he confiscated my passport. We appealed to a military though after a turn of negotiations, he maintained his mount as well as longed for us to hope for a income fast. Then he continued to inspect alternative vehicles," a essay says.
Intimidated, afterwards offering a 'deal'

The writer claimed which two policemen later intimidated him with "unbelievable remarks" as well as offering a understanding to compromise a problem - to suggest them RM500.

"Not usually you can leave as well as go upon to drive a car, he additionally guaranteed which there will be no military causing us difficulty any more."

Describing a cops as "a bunch of gangsters in military unvaried versed with pistols", a writer pronounced al! l a vehi cles stopped by them were driven by tourists, given those driven by locals were authorised to pass a roadblock but inspection.

The policeman afterwards took a writer to a behind of a military automobile so which they would not be seen by alternative highway users as well as directed him to put a income in to his hand.

"He afterwards rught away lonesome it with a piece of paper as well as kept it in a military car. The routine was quick as well as smooth, which must be a result of repeated practice.

"Aftter profitable a money, you got behind my looseness as well as passport, as well as left a scene helplessly," he wrote.

The total conversation with a police, he said, was secretly recorded by a associate passenger, regulating a mobile phone as well as photographs of a policemen were additionally taken.

The justification has been submitted to Taipei Economic as well as Cultural Office in Malaysia, he added.

NONEOne sketch display three uniformed policemen inspecting vehicles during a roadblock was posted together with a essay upon a online forum.

In an additional posting, a writer serve explained which there were 8 passengers upon a SUV he had rented as well as a automobile rental company had assured him which he did not breach any trade rule.

However, after a automobile rental company complained about a bribe situation to a police, a military changed their tune as well as claimed which a back passengers were not buckled-up.

"Indeed a back passengers were not buckled up, so you could not disagree given you had breached a law... though because didn't a military make use of this reason afterwards to excellent us? you really do not know.

"God knows even if you had buckled up, would there be alternative reasons (to penalise us)! ? God kn ows even if you paid a excellent but giving 'protection fee', would there be alternative trade rules (to penalise us)?

"They should have killed me with a stab, no need to dominate me for money," he wrote.

Also stating upon a matter,Sin Chew Dailytoday quoted Kedah military arch Ahmad Ibrahim as observant a military could not take movement upon a make a difference because it was usually an online posting, with no central military inform made.

Ahmad pronounced a military would palm a case to a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if a inform was lodged by a tourists.

Since a complaint was only done upon an online forum, military would ignore it, he added.

Langkawi district military arch Harrith Kam additionally reliable which no inform upon a make a difference has been lodged to date.

Harrith explained which foreign tourists would have to clear their trade fines on-the-spot as this was to forestall them from withdrawal a country with outstanding fines.
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