Bomohs to ‘direct’ Sibu cops?

Sarawak DAP is shocked at the Sibu police chief's plan to engage a bomoh to resolve murder cases.

KUCHING: In Sarawak bomohs are not just the fetish of Chief Minister Taib Mahmud and his band of leaders. It appears now that seeking the “advice” and “direction” of witches and warlocks has filtered down to the police force.

Sarawak DAP took a jibe at the Sibu police chief for saying that they would engage bomohs to help them solve a number of murders that occurred in Sibu in the last few months.

“If they really believe these bomohs, then the police should set up a college to train people to become bomohs and Taoists [Chinese medium] rather than train people to become policemen,” said state DAP secretary Chong Chieng Jen.

Many people would agree with Chong that Sarawak has a number of state leaders who would be qualified to be appointed “chancellor” of the college.

Chong, who is also the MP for Bandar Kuching, was commenting on a statement by Sibu police chief ACP Shafie Ismail.

Shafie had reportedly said that the police might use a bomoh to solve the latest murder case involving 44-year-old housewife, Law Leh Kuong. Law was shot dead at close range early this month.

Her husband Lau Ngik Yin, 42, was also injured.

Law is the sister of a businessman Law Leh Hing who was gunned down at Brooke Drive, Sibu early this year.

Both murders are yet to be solved.

The police were severely criticised for being clueless on a number of other murders in Sibu.

‘Apologise to people’
Meanwhile in Sibu, Sarawak DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng also blasted the police chief who accused him of trying to be a hero by alleging that the police were inefficient in solving serious crimes.

Wong, who is Sibu MP and Bukit Assek assemblyman, said as an elected representative of the people it was his right to speak on behalf of the people.

“I am just voicing out the real problems on behalf of the people,” he said.

On the remarks made by Shafie, Wong said he did not believe the bomoh could help.

“The police should apologise to the people for making such a statement.

“But if they really believe in bomoh, then they should ask bomohs to forecast when a crime would be committed so that the police could prevent a crime being committed,” he said.