A week after the KJ break-in, Tan Sri shoots dead robber at clinic: WHAT IS NAJIB DOING?

PETALING JAYA - Despite being in London for a working visit, Prime Minister Najib Razak is likely to feel the heat from home after a fatal robbery attempt involving a Tan Sri in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Already under pressure for not doing enough to fight crime, the Najib administration will find it tough to face up to criticism, especially since it has barely been a week since Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin's house was broken into.

"The people have already rejected the excuse given by Najib and the BN government that crime is not on the rise but merely a perception stirred up by the Opposition. A good example is Khairy's brush with theft last week. Now he - the Umno youth chief - admits that crime is not a perception. My own son's home in Bukit Damansara was also broken into. In Cheras and many other urban areas in the Klang Valley, in Johor Bahru, people are afraid to even dine out. Eateries have to hire security guards armed with shot-guns to protect their patrons," PKR vice president Chua Jui Meng told Malaysia Chronicle.

"If you read the Chinese papers, you would have a better picture of what's going on because they give more details but the English and Malay press will censor to help build a rosy image for Najib and BN. It is time for the police to stop complying with BN's wishes and focus on doing what the people want - which is a safe, crime-free environment to live in and to raise their kids. It is also time for Najib and Home Minister Zahid Hamidi to stop lying to the public and show what they are going to do to reduce crime. The Malaysian public must also demand to know and keep questioning the nexus between the underworld, the police and the politicians. Is this why the Umno-BN has consistently refused to approve the formation of an IPCMC (independent panel) to monitor police performance and conduct."

Robber lunged at Tan Sri

According to the Star, the Tan Sri was undergoing a medical check up when 3 men barged into a clinic Cheras and demanded that everyone there handed over their valuables and cash. The incident had occurred at 10pm on Thursday night and the Tan Sri's name has been withheld.

When one of the robbers pointed a parang or machete at the Tan Sri, who is in his 50s and from Pahang, the Tan Sri took out his gun and told the suspects to leave or he would shoot.

But the robbers lunged and attacked the Tan Sri, who then fired multiple shots, killing one of them. The men then fled the clinic located at Jalan 2/90 in Taman Pertama.

"We found one of them dead some 30m away, with gunshots in his knee, stomach and buttocks," said Cheras OCPD Assistant Commissoner of Police (ACP) Mohan Singh.

"We do not know if any of the others who fled were injured."

The body of the dead suspect, believed to be in his late 20s, was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a post mortem.

Tan Sri had licence to carry gun

According to Mohan, the 3 suspects had entered the clinic and threatened the patients and staff, while an accomplice waited outside.

"The Tan Sri sustained slight abrasions on his stomach, as one of the robbers had tried to slash him with a parang," he said.

Police have since recovered a knife at the scene and a Nissan car parked outside the clinic, which was stolen in another clinic robbery that occurred in Taman Mahkota Batu 9, Kajang on Wednesday. This indicated that the robbers were also connected with the earlier case, said Mohan.

Meanwhile, the Tan Sri's gun has been retained by the police for investigation. Police confirmed that the Tan Sri had a licence to carry the firearm. The case is being investigated under Section 395 and 397 of the Penal Code for gang robbery.

Eyewitness account: 'Kasi wang'

Clinic nurse Litya Gunasegaran, 24 said there were 7 patients and 4 staff members, including a doctor, at the time of the incident.

"They burst in and everyone got a shock. One of them was carrying a parang and held it to people's necks.

"He said 'kasi wang!' (give money)," said Litya, adding that the men were dressed in shirts and shorts, and weren't wearing masks.

She said they went to each person and demanded their hand phones, wallets, watches and jewellery.

"They took my necklace and went to another person, that's when I heard the shots," she said, adding that the Tan Sri was a regular patient at the clinic.

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