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Johor police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff speaking about the Johor crime situation to Singaporean and Malaysian media in Johor Bahru on Thursday. The police chief of Johor has declared his state to be "safe beyond doubt". Referring to negative perceptions of the crime situation in Johor and recent crime statistics, Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said that the state's police are in "full control". Datuk Mohd Mokhtar noted that the number of violent and property crime cases in Johor fell about 36 per cent between 2008 and last year. Overall, there were 17,105 crime cases in the state last year, or about 10 per cent less than in 2012. The police chief also assured Singaporeans that they are not specifically targeted by criminals: "Crimes are committed when an opportunity arises regardless of (a victim's) race, religion, sex and nationality." Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/johor-safe-beyond-doubt-and-singaporeans-are-not-crime-targets-johor-p

I'm not a lawyer, so any actual lawyers here can feel free to weigh in. But anyway, of late I find myself reading up on law cases in Singapore. Apparently a lot of our court case judgements are available online to read. I find them quite interesting because sometimes the story plotline can be better than any movie or drama. I also find it quite educational to learn about criminal process, legal process and law stuff as well. I also watch shows like True Files and Crimewatch but mostly to complement what I have read about the cases I read. I've learnt quite a few things from reading about all these stuff, and I guess it might be helpful (or not) to talk about some common misconceptions about the law that people have and perhaps clear them up. Again, I'm not a lawyer, and this is just based on what I've read, so if there's any inaccuracy please feel free to jump in. I'll start with this one. Losing an appeal will see your sentence increased This is untrue. Losing your appeal does not actually affect your original sentence in any way. What actually happens is that once the original sentence is passed, the accused (by now the convicted) has a right to appeal to Court of Appeal, either to reduce the sentence, amend the charge to a lesser charge, or reverse the conviction (i.e. acquittal). At the same time, the Prosecutor also has the opportunity to appeal as well, to ask for a larger punishment if they deem the original sentence insufficient. Sometimes (but not always) this happens simultaneously. If both sides appeal at the same time then the Court of Appeal will hear both together just for convenience and to expedite the proceedings. But each appeal is judged on its own merits, and each side will have to argue their case accordingly. If the Prosecution wins their appeal it therefore means the accused would have lost his. But the Prosecution does not always enter appeal and so it's not a given that a lost appeal from the accused would result in a greater sentence. I'll add on other stuff later on if anybody is interested but let's begin with this for now.

Those who like to watch Japanese educational video, don't keep or reproduce them, else if caught, your DNA data will be collected legally liao. The same for drink and drive offender. Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/police-dna-crime-privacy-security-2933231 Parliament on Monday (Sep 12) passed a draft law that widens the scope under which police can collect DNA from people under arrest, after Members of Parliament debated the privacy and security concerns surrounding this. Under the Bill, more crimes will be added to a list for which DNA can be collected from suspects, a move the Government had argued will improve the police’s ability to solve crimes. The current practice of restricting DNA collection to a list of registrable crimes has resulted in a smaller DNA database, said the Government. Registrable crimes comprise more serious offences like murder, rape, and robbery as well as other offences like shop theft, molestation and cheating. The Bill will now allow police to collect and store DNA from those arrested for "eligible" crimes like voluntarily causing hurt, drink driving and reproducing obscene films. Eligible crimes, considered more serious, are those that are imprisonable and not compoundable under any written law. The DNA information can be used for criminal investigations, forensic comparison with other DNA information, and for criminal proceedings. The Bill will also allow the information to be used to identify a dead individual, and for any investigations and inquiries into a death. It can also be used to identify an individual, who is otherwise unidentified or unable to identify himself.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/club-bouncer-pleads-guilty-driving-knife-wielding-man-three-times-bid-detain-him#.YHTagTPyCqp.whatsapp No wonder ppl just buat bodoh. 2 sides of coin here tho

Judge grants bid by undergrad facing toilet filming charges to leave Singapore for top British university Photo illustration of a voyeur filming in a women's toilet. By Lydia Lam 10 Jan 2020 03:35PM (Updated: 10 Jan 2020 05:17PM) SINGAPORE: A district judge on Friday (Jan 10) granted a young man accused of illicitly filming 11 women his request to leave Singapore to attend his second school term at a top British university. The 22-year-old undergraduate and the university cannot be named due to gag orders preventing the publication of anything that might identify the victims. After mulling the matter for two days, District Judge Adam Nakhoda granted the accused his request to leave jurisdiction, stating that the man intends to claim trial, "as is his right". "It is not for me at this time to decide if he is guilty or not," said the judge. "I agree it's somewhat speculative to say that the family would agree to support the accused as a fugitive, should he decide to abscond. There is no evidence at this time to support this." Deputy Public Prosecutors Foo Shi Hao and Tan Zhi Hao had argued against allowing the application, saying the man was from a family of "substantial means" who would be able to support the accused's comfortable lifestyle abroad if he absconded. The young man faces 20 charges in all and is accused of filming at least 11 women, capturing images of their private parts and faces over three years. He is accused of luring several victims to his house, where he had secretly installed cameras. While stressing that the offences are serious ones, the judge noted that it was not the first time the accused had applied to leave the country. The accused was previously allowed to leave the country when he faced only two charges for offences committed when he was 18 or 19. The accused would have been aware that if he came back and was tried for more offences as an adult, he could be jailed, but he did not abscond, said the judge. "It would be reasonable to allow the accused to leave jurisdiction to continue his education, at least for the next school term," said the judge. He ordered that the bail amount be doubled to S$40,000 if the accused goes overseas. The prosecution said they intend to file a criminal motion in High Court against the decision allowing the accused to leave the country. They applied for the judge to stay the leaving of jurisdiction until then, which means that the accused cannot leave the country to attend school until after the criminal motion is heard. This could be after the school term starts. If found guilty, the man faces up to a year's jail, a fine or both per charge of insulting a woman's modesty. Source: CNA/ll(hs) https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/undergrad-toilet-filming-leave-singapore-top-british-university-12250052

An ex-Grab driver is on trial for attempting to rape a drunk passenger. This incident occurred in the wee hours of May 19, 2018. Here is some background information on the accused, Tan (as pictured below). Photo by The Straits Times Tan was previously a sales manager for an airline. Since 2016, he has been driving with Grab on weekends. He is a married father of 3 kids. He intended to end his Grab shift by 3 am, as he had a parent-teacher conference for his child the following day. Tan could not drive into the condo upon reaching the location as there was no one at the security guard post. Instead of just dropping her at her location (just like any Grab drivers would), this "gentleman" decided to walk the victim to the condo's side gate. Tan then escorted her back to his car. This was where things took a turn. While in the back seat, Tan searched her bag for her mobile phone so that he could call someone. They ended up kissing, and according to him, the victim initiated it. Tan felt that she was no longer intoxicated at this point (HOW CONVENIENT). He claimed that the victim straddled him and started "grinding" him. He took it as an indication that the victim wanted to have consensual sex with him. Therefore, he tried having sex with her, but he could not perform. However, he claimed that the victim performed a sex act on him. Tan drove elsewhere to continue the act, but his escapade ended when he allegedly became "more aware of his surroundings" and told the victim to stop. Imagine this This fella was trying to have sex with a stranger in the back seat of his car. And moments later, his kid will be sitting in the exact position where the incident happened. If he were the "gentleman" that he suggests he was, none of these would have happened in the first place. What makes matters worse is that after he sent her home again, another Grab driver found her lying in the middle of the road. This suggests that Tan's "gentleman" gesture was merely a blatant excuse. Consequence If convicted of attempted rape or sexual assault by penetration, the offender could be jailed for up to 20 years, fined, or caned. If found guilty of outrage of modesty, the offender could be jailed for up to 2 years, fined, caned, or be given any combination of these punishments. --- Thinking of selling your car? sgCarMart Quotz guarantees the highest selling price for your car. We’ll even give you $100 cash if you find a better offer elsewhere! Get a free quote to find out how much your car is worth today!

Owning digital plans to 3D-print guns without licence to be made a crime after new Bill passed https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/parliament-passes-bill-blueprint-gun-without-licence-illegal-13896430 Don't store your naughty stuffs in the Cloud! I wonder if an American tourist/visitor or imported worker has juicy 3D blueprint stored in the Cloud before coming here, will he/she be charged? Or the law doesn't apply evenly?

Cb kia finally got what he deserve knnbccb.. . Chief Justice rejects probation for convicted molester who had ‘potential to excel’, imposes 2 weeks’ jail Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/chief-justice-rejects-probation-convicted-molester-who-had-potential-excel-imposes-2-weeks

What do you think? http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/penalties-crime-must-reflect-public-opinion-shanmugam Penalties for crime must reflect public opinion: Shanmugam SINGAPORE — How society feels about the punishment meted out in criminal cases has to be something the Government must pay heed to, but this does not equate to bowing to public pressure, said Law Minister K Shanmugam. This is because, if penalties do not reflect the weight of public opinion and people do not find them fair, the law would lose its credibility and would not be enforceable, he added. “You enhance the penalty (for a certain law) to reflect what people feel is the right penalty, what conduct should be more severely punished — that is not bowing down; that is understanding where the weight of public opinion is,” said Mr Shanmugam in an exclusive interview with TODAY last week. He added: “(Paying attention to public expression) is important because these people represent the ground feelings ... Penalties and criminal laws can only be enforced if people believe that they are fair and that certain conduct ought to be made criminal ... Otherwise they lose credibility.” Reviews of laws for a string of offences have been announced by Mr Shanmugam, who is also Minister for Home Affairs, in recent days, including some in high-profile cases that attracted close public attention, and even outcry. For instance, he directed his ministries to relook the sentences for sex offenders such as Joshua Robinson, a mixed martial arts instructor who had sex with two 15-year-olds and showed an obscene film to a six-year-old. The American was sentenced to four years’ jail, which was deemed too light by some — an online petition calling for a harsher sentence has since garnered almost 30,000 signatories. In a Parliament sitting earlier this month, Mr Shanmugam said reviews of the laws relating to the abuse of foreign domestic workers was also being conducted. While he did not cite any specific cases, news of the review came in the wake of a Singaporean couple who starved their maid, causing her weight to plunge from 49kg to 29.5kg in 15 months. The man was sentenced to three weeks’ jail and a S$10,000 fine while his wife was sentenced to three months’ jail. Public outcry over penalties in individual cases do not necessarily lead to a review of the laws, Mr Shanmugam stressed, noting that reviews have been announced by ministries for laws in cases that did not attract any public attention. Drugs, drink-driving, and false and malicious allegations against public officers are some offences that have been flagged recently for review. He said: “Even without public expression, when I see a sentence (and if) I see these needs to be looked at ... (where) I feel need a review, I announce them. And that is our job.” But, he noted: “When there is a reaction to a sentence by the public, as in the Joshua Robinson case, then I think it is important for us as policymakers to sit down and understand why people are upset ... It is important because these people represent the ground feelings — they are mothers, they are sisters, they are people who want their children to be safe.” He added: “But it doesn’t mean automatically you agree with it. You must assess it, whether it is also fair. So, there are two parts to it — one, whether it is fair; two, what does the public believe is right.” In a similar way to how he had urged the public against personal attacks on the High Court judges who recently reduced the sentences of six City Harvest Church leaders for misappropriating church funds, Mr Shanmugam said the announcement of reviews for laws should not be taken as an indictment of the work of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). The Public Prosecutor can only apply the law of the day and it is up to the Government to decide what the laws and penalties ought to be, he noted. “It is the task of the Government to decide what is the appropriate legislative provision. And that is the mixture of ... what is fair, what is right and also where is the weight of public opinion.” A deputy public prosecutor, who declined to be named, had reservations about reviews being announced soon after a case concludes in court. “When the Government says these things, it ties our hands,” he said. A former prosecutor, who wanted to remain anonymous, said that while public perception is a “relevant” concern, it “must not be the overriding consideration”. “Otherwise we may run the risk of undermining the rule of law with mob justice ... In my view, it would help if the AGC engages the public more actively and explains its decisions,” said the lawyer, who is now practising in a private firm. “This way, concerns of bowing to political pressure of public opinion would be allayed to some degree.” Lawyers TODAY interviewed agreed there was nothing wrong with public uproar leading to legislative reviews. Mr Sunil Sudheesan, president of the Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore, said: “The Government ultimately is a servant of the people. And if people are legitimately outraged (over a particular court sentence), then it should be of concern to the Government.” He added that the Ministry of Law reviews a whole host of laws, noting “it just happens there has been a number of high profile cases lately”. Legislative reviews are also a “product” of a more vocal and involved citizenry, said Mr Sudheesan. “I hope and trust that the engagement between the authorities and the public carries on for a long time ... The public should continue to speak up.”

It will soon be a crime for online vigilantes to publish someone else’s personal information with the intention to harass, threaten or facilitate violence against them, and victims of this offence – called doxxing – will be able to seek recourse from the law. Making doxxing a crime was among a slew of changes made to the Protection from Harassment Act (POHA), which was tabled in Parliament on Monday (April 1). Most of the changes focused on making it easier for victims of intimate partner violence – both married and unmarried – to seek protection by law. These include making breaches of protection orders an arrestable offence and extending protection and expedited protection orders to family members of the victims.​​ RISE IN DOXXING The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) said in a statement that there has been an increasing trend of doxxing — publishing an individual’s personal information, such as photographs and contact details, with a view to harassing the person. The ministry did not provide statistics. “Often, this arises in the context of online ‘vigilantism’. The amendments will prohibit the publication of such personal information where it is done with an intention to harass the victim,” said the ministry. Under Section 3 of the amended POHA, those found guilty of intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress can be fined up to S$5,000 or receive a maximum jail term of six months, or both. Individuals guilty of creating fear or provocation of violence also face tougher punishment. They can be fined up to S$5,000 or receive a maximum jail term of 12 months, or both, double what they would have received under the old law. URGENT RELIEF FOR VICTIMS The courts will also be given an expanded scope of orders in relation to falsehoods, and victims of falsehoods will be able to apply for interim orders if they want false statements about them to be taken down urgently. Under the expanded powers, the courts will be able to issue general correction orders, similar to the ones found under the newly introduced Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill. Under general correction orders, where the false statement made has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the victim’s reputation, a third party, such as the mainstream media, can be ordered to publish a correction to draw the public’s attention to the falsity of the statement or to a corrected statement. “As false statements can go viral extremely quickly, the courts will be empowered to make relevant interim orders to provide victims with urgent relief,” said MinLaw. This will come on top of the court’s existing powers to issue four types of orders: stop publication orders, correction orders, disabling orders and targeted corrections. Under a stop publication order, a publisher is required to take down a false statement and can be prohibited from publishing a substantially similar statement. A correction order directs the publisher to post a correction notice, while a disabling order requires Internet intermediaries to disable access to the statement. Victims of online falsehoods can file applications for interim orders at the new Protection from Harassment Courts, which will have oversight over all criminal and civil matters under POHA. The court, however, can also refuse to grant an interim order. Cases on interim orders will be heard within 24 hours from when the application is filed, but the process can take longer if the other party decides to challenge the victim’s interim order. In that event, the court will issue a final order about a month from the application date. CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this article, our headline and article said that the new crime of doxxing would carry a fine of up to S$10,000. The Ministry of Law has clarified that the maximum fine is in fact S$5,000. Note: These are only examples. Ultimately, whether a doxxing offence is made out depends on the context within which the identity information is published. The courts will interpret the law and decide each case based on its own facts. Source: Ministry of Law

Sweeping changes proposed to Singapore Penal Code; attempted suicide to be decriminalised. One of the PCRC’s recommendations the Government took onboard is the decriminalisation of attempted suicide. The release said that most of the respondents to the recommendations agreed that people who attempt suicide should be provided with help rather than be penalised. A minority felt that decriminalising the act is “contrary to the societal view that life is precious”, it added. To this, the Government said the repeal of attempted suicide “does not mean that (it) has shifted its position on the sanctity of life”. “This is reflected through the continued criminalisation of the abetment of attempted suicide, as well as amendments to other legislation to provide the police with the powers to intervene to prevent loss of life or injury in cases of attempted suicide,” the ministries said. Euthanasia, for instance, is still a crime. People who attempt suicide should be helped, not prosecuted In an announcement from the Ministries of Home Affairs and Law, the government said it agrees that people who attempt suicide should be provided with help, instead of being prosecuted as criminals. It acknowledged growing recognition that treatment, rather than prosecution, is the appropriate response to people who attempt to take their own lives. The PCRC highlighted that this has also formed the basis of how the police has handled cases like this thus far. As it is, the rate of prosecution under Section 309 is extremely low, the ministries said, with the police usually referring cases of attempted suicide to a hospital or the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for assessment. Police and SCDF to be better empowered to help As such, the PCRC further proposed several measures to be implemented in conjunction with the repeal of Section 309, to better strengthen the abilities of the police and SCDF to aid such cases. https://mothership.sg/2019/02/attempted-suicide-decriminalised-section-309-repeal/?fbclid=IwAR149Pl7ZKeBbNQTev0OT5N75E9E_y-Fd2WhOgZrconCqYrVyD_K-XjNdCg

Did remember someone from their country said that MY is very save ... Now survey conducted by their very own university ... from yahoo : Crime number one worry among Malaysians By News Desk in Petaling Jaya/The Star | Asia News Network

This guy really gangster sia. 48 charges including: - Wrecking people's stall - Hit pregnant woman - Cut people's electricity - Throw people's handphone - Slap another woman - Hit NEA officer https://sg.yahoo.com/news/debt-collector-jailed-wrecking-food-stall-funan-mall-string-offences-170402588.html Only four years in jail.

I know I complain about laws not being enforced here in Singapore. We do take it easy on a lot of things compared to other places. My bro visited me from Australia last week and he was astonished that I didn't insist on seat belts for the 2nd row for my wife and mum (the kids on the 3rd row were fastened though). Guilty on that count I guess. But I say, with our (relatively) low speeds, we're get away with slack enforcements that are absolutely necessary in other places. Case in point... what do you think this girl should have got for the stunt she pulled in Dubai? Silly girl in Dubai does 170km/h with kids dangling out of the window Five girls dangled out of car as it clocked 170 km/h Woman caught racing and performing dangerous stunts By Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz , Staff ReporterPublished: 23:04 October 17, 2012 Dubai: Dubai Police have impounded the car of a young Emirati woman for driving at over 170 km/h with five girls between six and 14 years hanging precariously out of the SUV

Not the first case for sure. Just what were they thinking? loving a sex worker to this extent. http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/singaporean-jailed-for-holding-girlfriend-captive-in-vietnam-hotel-65701.html A Ho Chi Minh City court on Wednesday sentenced a 41-year-old Singaporean man to five months and six days in jail for locking his girlfriend inside a hotel room in February. Eng Yong Kit was set free after the trial as he had been detained long enough, local media reported. The court heard that on February 2, Kit forced his 24-year-old Vietnamese girlfriend into a hotel room on District 3’s Hai Ba Trung Street. He then locked the room and blocked the door with a bed to prevent others from rescuing her. Police and representatives of the Singaporean Consulate General in HCMC arrived at the hotel, but they failed to talk him into opening the door. Eight hours later, police had to use smoke grenades and break in to rescue the woman. Kit was arrested. He told the police that he met his girlfriend online and they started dating in June last year. When the woman, believed to be a sex worker, decided to break up with him, he did not take it well. The court said it handed down the lenient sentence because there were no serious consequences and the woman also requested to drop charges against him.

Based on Polis stats. They classify major crimes as robbery, break-in, snatch theft, car theft and outrage of modesty. While this place may not have the highest for each category, it is the only area to have double digits in all 5 categories. No googling please

3 counts of rape in 20 minutes? How is this even physically possible?? Mind-boggling... How does the law define "one count"?

Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City officer, sobs as he is convicted of 18 counts of raping and sexually assaulting eight women while on duty. Jurors recommended a total of 263 years of prison time for Holtzclaw's crimes. Formal sentencing is set for next month. The day of conviction was his 29th birthday. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/dec/11/former-oklahoma-police-officer-daniel-holtzclaw-found-guilty-of-multiple-rapes-and-battery-video

SEREMBAN, Malaysia - Doctors at Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital will perform a surgery to remove a bullet that was lodged in the rib cage of Malaysian Crime watch Task Force (MyWatch) chairman R Sri Sanjeevan. State police chief Datuk Osman Salleh said the 29-year-old Sanjeevan has been warded at the hospital's intensive care unit in stable condition. "He was moved from the Kuala Pilah hospital early today for the surgery," SAC Osman said. SAC Osman said the victim was shot once. The bullet pierced his right elbow and lodged in the right side of the rib cage. "We have also put our men on duty at the hospital to prevent any untoward incident," he said. Sanjeevan's family members are keeping vigil at the hospital since he was brought here from Kuala Pilah. Sanjeevan, a bachelor, was shot by a pillon rider when he stopped his BMW car at a traffic light junction in Taman Cempaka at about 4.30pm on Saturday. He was then with another friend. SAC Osman said both the riders on the motorcycle had dark complexion and wore full-faced helmets. Sanjeevan managed to drive some 300m and later asked his friend to take over the wheel. He was taken to the Jempol hospital and later to Kuala Pilah hospital. Police have classified the case as attempted murder under Section 307 of the Penal Code. SAC osman said police have detained Sanjeevan's 35-year-old friend for an unrelated case. "His friend was on the police's wanted list for a drug related offence. "I wish to state here that the friend was not detained for the shooting incident as reported by the social media," he said.

(DUBAI) The city that boasts the world's tallest building is equipping its police with US$400,000 (S$495,000) Lamborghini sports cars that Dubai's deputy police chief says are in keeping with the Gulf capital's image. They also go fast, since according to the website of Lamborghini, an affiliate of the Volkswagen Group, all the Italian company's cars reach 100km/h in well under six seconds. Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina said that a fleet of Lamborghinis, each estimated to cost around US$400,000, had been obtained by the Dubai police for use at main tourist sites. "The aim is to reflect the reputation of the emirate and the high stature it achieved," Mazeina said. "It will also help promote tourism and showcase the security role the Dubai police plays in safeguarding the city," he added. The vehicles will be deployed at the downtown area near the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower, the Mohammed Rashid Boulevard as well as the cafe- and restaurant-lined walk of the Jumeirah Beach Residence, one of the most popular waterfront developments in Dubai. Photos of the vehicles published in local media in the United Arab Emirates showed a green-and-white vehicle decorated with the Dubai police insignia on the front hood. Dubai, one of seven emirates in the UAE federation, is staging a recovery from the financial crisis it suffered during the global financial crisis in 2009. The emirate recently has announced several major projects, including a huge tourism and retail development with the largest shopping mall in the world.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/part-of-raffles-green/1472456.html?cid=FBSG SG so happening! Not sure of intent, lots of speculation over at edmw...

Was at raffles place this pm. Someone just got stabbed..

Hey bros and sis, just to share an encounter that happened to me in JB a few hours ago... After a whole afternoon and evening of shopping/eating/etc etc, I ended up at B.point Shell petrol kiosk(the one right next to JB CIQ) to top up before returning back to Singapore. As I was just about to start re-fuelling, suddenly this malay dude (30s-40s) appeared out of nowhere and pleaded with me for help. He claimed that he was robbed, and lost his NRIC and passport so he was identification-less and there was no way he could cross back into Singapore. He had "already approached the JB polis for help but they told him to go to KL HQ or something to settle his issues there". Since there was no way for him to get to KL, he wanted me to help contact his daughter and ask her to bring his birth cert to City Square tomorrow morning at 8am to prove his identity to the officials. 1st thing I said was my phone wasn't on auto-roaming, so I couldnt make any calls. This was to make it so I had no reason to take out my phone anyways, in case. He then asked for paper and a pen to write down the contact details of his "daughter" so that when I am back in Singapore I could make the call. I was still re-fuelling then, and suddenly his topic changed to "how much do you pump per tank?". I started to be more suspicious, because a guy in desperate need of identification for the authorities probably wouldn't be thinking about how much petrol I would be pumping. Just to gauge his reaction, I said $200/tank. His eyes lit up like fireworks. I slowed down the rate of the fuel nozzle, just to drag out time, and to start scanning my car's reflection for anyone else who might approach me from behind. He then walked one round to scan the occupants in my car (wifey, sis-in-law, her bf and another friend), and stopped at the fuel pump itself. Kept telling me that I could just lock the fuel nozzle to let it pump on its own, rather than me manually squeezing it in short bursts (since I was doing that to continue dragging out time and scan my reflection even more). It was at this point when he asked what brand my ride was, that I dropped all doubts about him really being in trouble. I just told him it was a Mazda, which was a lie ... since generally Mazdas aren't a popular car to be GTA-ed in malaysia (in case it wasn't just a simple scammer, but part of some organized crime crap). To my relief, the petrol station supervisor suddenly popped out, spoke a few words to the fella and he scampered off right there and then. I didnt manage to thank the supervisor as I was still in adrenaline mode and afraid that others might pop out. Although he certainly won't be seeing this, I still wanna say a very big thanks to the abang!!! Thankfully, all my occupants were aware that something was up even though I hadn't communicated anything to them, and they were all mentally prepared to take action and had stowed their bags and valuables already. My only regret was that both of my steering wheel locks were in the boot, so if I had needed a weapon all I was left with was the fuel nozzle. From now on, I will ensure that I am armed in some way when topping up petrol, no matter how busy the station might appear to be, and no matter whether it was intended to be just a simple scam, a robbery or a GTA. Even if I look stupid, it doesnt matter cuz the safety of my occupants and myself are of utmost priority. Plus, you only need one hand to operate the fuel nozzle anyways. I realise the post got abit long-winded, but since it was the first time something like that has happened to me instead of just reading about it, I feel the need to share and spread the message of being aware and alert at all times especially when one is in Malaysia. If you have occupants in the car, make sure that they are also on the lookout and not chit-chatting away or playing on their phones or whatever. Cheers, and have a wonderful and safe weekend!

http://news.asiaone.com/news/crime/msian-charged-exporting-stolen-vehicles Any particular reasons for bringing stolen Malaysian vehicles into Singapore and then exporting?? Claiming the vehicles are from Singapore hence fetching higher value? Exporting from Singapore so vehicles are more legit?? Just wondering why the trouble to transport stolen vehicles down our country.

I could have put this topic in the other related thread, but i want to see the different view on the 'victim' who is like most malaysian that had enough of the robbery case, make her kill a robber when she sees the chance. Although she still lost her car but i guess inside her must be screaming "YES!!"