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Gerakan sympathises with Australian snatch-theft victim Cheah Soon Hai proposes mandatory jail term and stiffer sentence

Press statement by

Gerakan Central Bureau on Environment, Safety and Quality of Life Chairman

Dr. Cheah Soon Hai

 
 

10 January 2013

 
 

Gerakan Central Bureau on Environment, Safety and Quality of Life Chairman, Dr. Cheah Soon Hai expressed his sympathy with the pregnant Australian, Karen Chuah after she fell victim to a snatch theft incident at a traffic light junction near Bandar Utama.

 
 

"With another reported similar case just 48 hours earlier involving an Airasia X pilot and his wife, it is undeniable that the security situation in our country is deteriorating rapidly in the eyes of Malaysians. What is even more regrettable is that the victim is a pregnant lady. Thank God, both the mother and baby are not physically harmed or else we might witness uproar from the international and local community."

 
 

Cheah, commented that with another one of many snatch theft cases in the country, the police must seek to improve their performance to ensure public safety is the number one priority.

 
 

"I think that this incident involving a foreigner will definitely affect Malaysia 's reputation as a safe country for foreigners to visit."

 
 

Cheah also Kedah Derga state assemblyman said that government should prioritise public safety over certain implementations like the AES cameras which only fuels their anger due to many weaknesses.

 
 

"The police should really beef up their performance, as all this cases will embarrass the country's standing as a safe and peaceful place for living."

 
 

Finally, he hoped that the perpetrators of the said above incident will be apprehended soon to face public justice. He also proposed the government to mete out a mandatory jail term and stiffer sentence for the offenders.