Iranians claim cops abused them
Tuesday, 06-12-2005
POLICE REPORT
Name: Hamed Reza Rafsanjani Sadeghi
Passport No: R5047612
Nationality: Iran
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 9th April 1972
Profession: Student
Address: xxxxx
On October 4th, 2005, Tuesday, at about 12.30 mid night, I was driving my car. My friend Ghasem Pourmanaf was sitting next to me in the car. When I was driving along Jalan Raja Laut near to Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant, I was stopped by a police car. There were two police officers inside the police car. One fat Malay policeman came to me and asked for my passport, my friend Ghasem and I came out of the car and I told the policeman that my passport was left at home.
I showed him my university student card from which was taken out from my wallet. The policeman said it would be bad for me if he send me to the police station since I didn’t carry passport. He then asked me to put my wallet which contained my student pass on the clutch of the car. I did it. He then bowed his body and took RM100 from my wallet which placed on the clutch. He asked me to go away fast after that and I left.
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POLICE REPORT
Name: Morteza Abbaskouzeh Topraghi
Passport No: A5124311
Nationality: Iran
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 29th November 1973
Profession: Operation Director of a company
Address: XXX
One day, during the month of Ramadhan in year 2003, at about 2pm in the afternoon, when I was driving my car
near to the Carrefour Supermarket at Subang Jaya, I was stopped by the police who set up roadblock at that
road. The police asked me for driving license and passport, I gave him my work permit card and international driving license. The policeman asked me where was my passport, I told him that I left my passport at home because I was working and I could not carry my passport all the time. The same policeman asked me why didn’t I carry a Malaysian driving license, I told him that I was new in Malaysia and I will go to apply one. The policeman then asked me to park my car aside, he said I must always carry a Malaysian driving license and passport. I told him that I have to rush for an appointment and I pleaded him to let me go, he then asked for money. I took out RM50 from my wallet and gave to him, he then threw the money back to me and asked me to give him RM500. I then told him that I didn’t have so much money. The policeman then asked me to stop my car at roadside for about one hour.
One hour later, a policeman came to sit next to me in my car and he asked me to drive to police station at Subang Jaya. When I arrived at the police station, I had tried to use my mobile phone to contact my friend Ghasem-Pourmanaf to tell him that I was at the Subang Jaya police station, before I finished my telephone conversation, the policeman grabbed my phone away from me and switched it off. He then took me to another room and asked me to be quiet. 30 minutes later, another policeman came in and told me that he has to put me in the police lock-up. I argued with him but he told me to shut up. After that I was forced to surrender my watch, ring, all documents, wallet and money to him, and then he pushed me into the lock-up. Then a policeman came inside the lock-up and insisted me to take off all my clothes, including my underwear. I protested and I said that I am a Muslim and I was fasting at that time, I could not take off all my clothes. He then punched my right shoulder. I was then forced to take off my clothes but I refused to take off my underwear, I told him that he could only do so if he killed me. I was then pushed by the policeman into one of the cells in the lock-up. I was in the police lockup for 5 hours. When I was inside the police lock-up, a policeman came in and asked me to pay him RM50 and he would let me go. I refused. I was then released by the police from the lock-up. Then only I saw my friend Ghasem Pourmanaf who brought my passport to show to the police. Ghasem told me that he has been waiting for me at the police station for about one hour. know this incident happened two years ago. I am lodging the police report now with the hope that this kind of corrupt practices by the policemen here can be stopped.
If the above is really true, isn’t it an even greater sin for the cops to ask a fellow Muslim (Iranian0 to strip, exposing his “aurat”? The cops are corrupt because of our leaders and it breeds down and to think that this happened within the premises of a police station. What kind of SOP is this? First we heard of the Chinese (China) being victimised, than a Japanese and now Iranians. What is our police force trying to do? Provoke an international crisis?
Comment by Billy — Tuesday, 06-12-2005 @ 07: 09.02
As much as I admire Ms. Kok work on this issue, my question is this: Where are the Malaysian-related cases. If they dare do this to foreigners, then there must be Malaysian cases also. Malaysians may be savvy about these things and just pay the bribe but considering the frequency, there must be at least some cases. It is a national shame that these incidents are highligted with foreigners rather than our own citizens.
Comment by Bigjoe — Tuesday, 06-12-2005 @ 07: 33.43
Bigjoe,
Foreigners can just leave and stay away like Nor Omar said, and they’ll be safe. Malaysians have nowhere to hide if they blow the whistle. Remember “A-Better-Makaysia” guy and more of them before that?
Comment by taugehroot — Tuesday, 06-12-2005 @ 08: 53.23
Corruption knows no nationality, racial or religious boundaries.
Unless the govt is serious in tackling corruption esp in the police force, this abuse of power will continue .
I hope the govt would not pin this to the “black sheeps” again because the number of cases involving the police seems to be growing rapidly.
Comment by normal joe — Tuesday, 06-12-2005 @ 09: 09.12
When will the PDRM learn?
Recently my friend is being ‘offer’ a rasuah or jail on a case that he seems innocent.
Even during this ‘peak’ period the PDRM still didn’t even think of changing…
God bless them all >
Comment by WeakCitizens — Tuesday, 06-12-2005 @ 10: 17.37
Bigjoe, if you have been living in Malaysia for some years and have friends in Malaysia to socialize with plus recent radio discussions, you would know without any doubt that all those police abuses are true.
Have you ever been to police station to report cases? Do you know how they treat victims of petty crimes?
Comment by abubin — Tuesday, 06-12-2005 @ 18: 00.34
The police commit such crimes with impunity because they know foreigners never or seldom make reports. Even if they do, nothing is going to happen as they are well protected by their superiors. In the even the case goes to court the foreigner would have left the country and cannot appear in curt to give testimony.
If only the government dare make a public announcement to invite all local and foreigners who have been victimised by the police,I am sure the number will be staggering.
Did someone say there is only 1% blacksheep in the force?
What is a policman salary? Pittance. But he needs to smoke, send his children to school, he needs to pay his car instalments, pay his road tax, he owns a big TV, VCD, a computer, a motocycle, maybe a mistress, every member in his house needs a handphone and the list goes on.
To have all these he needs extra income, so what other choice does he have than to collect bribe and even extort.
Comment by tony — Tuesday, 06-12-2005 @ 20: 33.22
normal stuff, you even get that in putrajaya. those police prey on anybody even student
Comment by malaysiasadcase — Tuesday, 06-12-2005 @ 23: 11.41
They need money.Their salaries are too low.
Comment by Liew Kwan Yew — Wednesday, 07-12-2005 @ 03: 50.41
A few years ago, one night after a dinner with family, I took a turning from Jalan Pudu to Jalan Shaw. A policeman appeared in front of the Pudu Jail and hailed me to stop. He came up to me and said I beat the traffic light (which I did). There was no indication about issuing me a summon and the first thing he asked me was, “Sekerang macham apa?” As a motorist, I took this as a cue that he wanted a bribe. So I asked him how much. He said RM40. I told him I did not have that much with me but only RM20. He insisted that it has to be RM40 as he had other “kawan” with him. I got a bit upset and I asked him, “Recently you people in the force has just received an upward adjustment in your salary. So why are you asking for so much?” Unbelievably, he said, “Gaji naik, itu (the bribe amount) pun naik”.
One afternoon I was in a hurry to attend a meeting in TTDI. After turning off from Jalan Kuching, I came to Jalan Duta. At the roundabout I could already see a long queue of cars moving very slowly. I followed the queue and after 10 minutes a police officer came up to me and said I have committed an offenc – speeding! He further told me that if I did not wish to go to court I could settle then and there with him. He requested for RM50. I told him no way as I did not have that kind of cash with me at that time. Angrily, I came out from the car and asked him to point to me where is the speed trap (camera). He said, “Tak boleh. Kalau awak tahu many itu speed trap, then it would be a speed trap anymore”. In fact, because of the road block, there was no way any car could be speeding and if there were 50 cars that afternoon, one can guess how much has been collected.
Today I adopted a policy. If I am caught again, I simply asked the officer to issue me the summons and most of the time, they let me off with a warning (even when I did not commit any offence).
Comment by Billy — Wednesday, 07-12-2005 @ 11: 54.54
Liew Kwan Yew,
I need money too. So I ought to do the same?
Comment by AuthenticGeek — Wednesday, 07-12-2005 @ 15: 03.04
if you can’t beat them then join them..
Comment by pri — Tuesday, 14-02-2006 @ 06: 28.18
It was too bad story. I’m so sorry for Malaysian peopel. I’m Ghasems friend, and know that story.
Comment by hoshahidi — Monday, 22-05-2006 @ 21: 51.42
It was too bad story. I’m so sorry for Malaysian people.
Ghasem is my friend and I know this story very well.
Comment by hoshahidi — Monday, 22-05-2006 @ 21: 53.58