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 14/07/2008:
Tiong gives pats on Sibu Police for Crime Bursting Efforts |
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| BINTULU:
Bintulu MP Dato Seri Tiong King Sing yesterday gave the police in Sibu
a pat on the back for their all-out crime bursting efforts.
In a press statement received here, he said he had received a lot of commendable comments and praises from the residents in Sibu after the police there worked tirelessly to solve the serial gang armed robberies that involved foreigners. "In less than two weeks when these violent crimes unfolded, the town residents were gripped in fear." He was happy that the police then worked quietly with the help of the people to track down these robbers. He said when the police shot down three foreigners suspected to be robbers, a sense of peace and calmness descended on the people, and they appreciated the police for such a good job in protecting Sibu. "They have enhanced the image of the police and the people now have confidence in the police." He understood the police had been able to work on the serial armed robberies so promptly because the people were working with them by giving them tips. "This alone shows that the residents in Sibu have the confidence and faith in the police. "I hope such a police-public cooperation and goodwill will continue towards a win-win situation to maintain the peace and order of Sibu." Tiong, who is also the chairman of the Back Bencher Club, said he was disappointed with a small group of people in Sarawak, who had encouraged the flooding of illegal immigrants here by giving them jobs. "It is illogical that these robbers knew where the rubber plantations and vegetable farms were." He said if business operators had applied for foreign workers through the proper channel, such social problem would not have existed. "When people start hiring illegal immigrants, they cause these workers to spread and swarm in different parts of the state, causing a threat to the security in Saraewak. "Therefore, action must be taken against these business operators for hiring and habouring the illegal immigrants." With the tracking down of some of these robbers, he hoped the police would determine who the masterminds were so that such crimes could be rooted out. Tiong felt that employers must also pay attention to their foreign workers' activities after work, because it was unthinkable for some such workers "to tape rubber by day and rob by night". |
