PERAK (VOCR) 10 Sept: In a very early morning at 5:00 a.m on last Monday, a group of Chin refugees, while still having sunk into a sound sleep, were badly assaulted and robbed off their properties in gang attack which was a first kind of the horrific experience encountered in Malaysia at the plantation firm where they are working located in Kampah, Perak State, which is 41/2 hrs drive from Kuala Lumpur.
Among a group of six, two are learnt as community card holders, Zo Hlei Thang, from Mizo community (who was done recently with medical treatment in Perak hospital because of cobra's bite) and Bawi Thang from Matupi. The rest of their fellow had been proved refugee status means UNHCR card holders (Ling Bu, Niang Khang, Ling Ling and Bawi Nai).
"At first glance, when a thug of gangs knocked the door, we were in full fear that we would be arrested—thinking them as the authority. But eventually they all were with weapons—each of them had hoe and broke into the door and immediately beating one of our men, Naing Khaing and all of us were cruelly forced to sit down and give all of ours to their hands. However, most of us could escape to run away to the jungle whilst Niang Khaing was being beaten up and robbing off whole of our money [RM-250} and a hand phone" quoted one of the victims as saying to The VOCR.
Two of the victims taking a hide in jungle ringed their employer, A Fung who is a Chinese, known by his alias name for help. Though their employer, A Fung, was hurry helping his employees being under attack, it was but to no avail. Even worse, their tent and farm tractor and their employer's vehicle were burnt down and set fire everything, leaving everything in the farm emptied.
The alleged offenders are described as dark skinned, communicating each other in Tamil and believed to be the local gangs, said A Fung, the employer in an interview on the phone, adding that prior to the incident, they offended a series of attacks against farm workers in the areas and the assault in my farm was the fifth times in a week.
A Fung lodged a police report and the case is under way for investigation.
Asked if their employer's treatment condition, the victims state A Fung as a very good person and kind on refugees.
Lian Te, one of Matu community leaders and who is also very familiar with A Fung, is taking care of two of the panicked victims for medical treatment in K.L as some of their fellows are requested to remain stayed in the farm by the police to help them facilitate their investigation.
Reporting by Lian Te and written by Simon
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