Kuala Lumpur, 5 Sept, 2010: Dozens of Chin refugees have been coming upon, since many years ago, daily extortion and robbing of police and gangsters here in Malaysia according to the reports received in the community office. It could be said that lots of people in different places nearly always get extorted and robbed. Moreover, another merciless attack of gangsters is regarded as a threatening issue for the refugees dwelling, though we are just here for temporary period. Police is viewed as extorter and in the same time, gangsters as robber in the minds of thousands of refugees.
On September 5, Mr. Far Kung, a recognized refugee in Malaysia who is working in Coffee Product factory in Ipoh about 400 km away from Kuala Lumpur, was reportedly experiencing extortion and all the money totaled Rm-1900 by a gang when he banked small amount of money in Ipoh, said the information unit.
In an interview on the phone with him for further details dig-up, he said "I always rushed to the bank location before I managed to do anything whenever I got paid at the end of month in order to save even some money in the card very fast, adding that I have to save money because I'm fully responsible to support my big family with six children left in Chin state".
The victim continued that the happening was so fast that there's no time to run away at a time he was asked of to just show up his bank card by a strange person that he never knew before. Although he told him he couldn't show him bank card by any means, he was threatened and extorted along with the rest of his money from the pocket and left.
It’s appeared that there's no way to track him down since he doesn't have any inkling knowledge of the person's whereabouts. Asked of help from his boss after getting home, he helped him and contacted the bank at once. But it's been late already for all money was withdrawn, instead.
Not surprisingly, in the growing sense of refugee’s plight, this kind of strange attack is not a new-found affair but rather be the used-to happenings in the way of refugees' lives, cited by one of the community volunteer. The victim reiterated that group of gangsters championing in the areas of Ipoh extorted some of his friends' belongings that include some money kept for offerings and tithes for Church and UNHCR's cards while they were on the way to attend worship service at Church on Sunday, which is just at a crowded flat shared by the same refugees who are their friends, too.
Simply, when met with gangsters and police, it seems there's no way to escape from their hunt-hands but to just wait for snail-biting miracles happening, their will of letting go that is all about.
Accordingly, every month a series of reports on police extortion and gangsters robbing is usually voiced to the office, said information department. The CRC body is deeply concerned and aggrieved over repeated occurrences of what appear to be a threat and danger against refugees in Malaysia.
by Simon
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