KUCHING: Chairman of Padawan Municipal
Council and Batu Kitang State
Assemblyman. Lo Khere yesterday assured the public that the council was
constantly working with relevant authorities, particularly the Police Department,
in preventing crime.
Although they were not often publicised or
promoted, there had been a lot of collaborative efforts between the police and
the council to decrease the crime rate
in Padawan, he said.
“There are many things that should be kept
confidential from the public. Should we call a press conference for every
single time that both side holds a meeting together?
“Rest assured that we are holding
operations from time to time to decrease the crime rate here in Padawan,” he
told a press conference held at the council headquarters.
With
him was Deputy Chairman of the council, Dato’ Ahmad Dato’ Sri Ibrahim.
Lo added that he called on the press
conference to refute claims made by the Democratic Action Party Chairman and
Kota Sentosa State Assemblyman, Chong Chieng Jen and his special assistant,
Abdul Aziz Isa.
“Apart from that, I would also like to
thank the community for being cooperative and responsive to the council and the police in preventing
crime, especially gambling.
“They were very active in giving feedback
to us through various channels such as
Talikhidmat, Whatsapp, Facebook, letters to the council and even Councilors on the ground,” said Lo.
Padawan District Police Chief,
Superintendent Aidil Bolhassan also spoke at the press conference.
He disclosed that police had busted 29
cases of gambling in Batu Kawah and Kota
Sentosa so far this year.
“In one case, the offender was fined
RM8,000 after he was found guilty. Quite a number of fish machines were also
seized,” said Aidil.
He also revealed that from 1 January, 2016 to 31 January, 2016,
there were 900
crime cases compared to 907 for the same period in 2015.
“We will further intensify our operations,
especially in identified places,” said Aidil.
By : Yusuf Shukri
Sarawak Tribue
Date Posted : Wednesday 11-Jan-2017
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