IGP: Seven gang leaders in JB identified

JOHOR BARU: Police have identified seven gang leaders who have been terrorising the state with the help of influential people.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said police were in the process of gathering intelligence to either take action against these leaders under the preventive laws or to charge them in court.
“Many crime heads are from the state. Not only are locals involved but Singaporeans also control certain areas,” he said, admitting that there was a lot of illegal activity in the state which needed to be cleaned up.
Musa explained that the police would have to weed out gangsterism, clamp down on VCD pirates, loan sharks and those involved in prostitution.
“We must take action against the leaders and not just target VCD sellers,” he said.
Musa was in Johor on a one-day working visit to discuss the crime situation with his men and also to brief Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman on police plans to curb the problem.
Asked whether officers carrying out their duties might fear reprisal or transfers because of these influential people, Musa replied: “My men need not worry about getting transferred if they are doing a good job. Just do not victimise anyone.”
Musa, who was satisfied with the efforts taken by the local police to tackle crime in the state, said there was no need for a special task force from Bukit Aman to be sent to Johor as had been done in Sarawak.
“They (Johor police) have their own task force. The situation in Sarawak is different as they (the gangsters) were too much,” he said.
“The situation in Johor is under control but can be improved.”
On gangsterism, Musa said nobody wanted to come forward to give evidence and, as such, the police would have to use preventive laws against the suspects.
“If the gangster comes out from detention within three months, what are we to do?” he asked.
Musa also took local councils to task for approving entertainment licences everywhere, which made policing difficult.
“Even in villages there are entertainment outlets,” he said, adding that fights usually broke out at pubs and clubs.


tunku : the johor government should sack the councilors who approved entertainment licences especially in small towns or villages.in these area the gangsterism is more quite difficult to control as it's in remote areas.all these while singapore complaint about crime activities in johor but the don't realize that their own people organizing it.god job pdrm, keep working hard.i know it's hard to nail them down as the public is afraid to come forward and help the police as they worried about their safety.