The Star, Tuesday September 30, 2014
KAJANG: A policeman has been
arrested for allegedly molesting and soliciting sex from a 23-year-old
Indonesian construction worker in Bandar Damai Perdana here.
In the Sunday incident, the 26-year-old man who holds the rank of
Lance Corporal and his colleague apprehended the woman at a shared house
in Cheras Damai Perdana for failing to produce her passport at about
3pm.
District deputy OCPD Supt Abdul Ghani Mohamad Ji said the policemen
handcuffed the woman and brought her to the Bandar Damai Perdana police
headquarters for further interrogation.
“He brought her into a room and started to perform an unauthorised body check on her.
“She broke down in tears after the officer fondled her body parts and made sexually suggestive comments at her,” he added.
Supt Abdul Ghani said policeman made lewd gestures at the woman, in
what police believed to be an attempt to solicit sex from her.
“The woman was locked in a different room after she rejected the his sexual advances.
“She was later released after her housemate came to the police headquarters with her passport.
“We arrested him on Monday following a report lodged by the victim,” he added.
Supt Abdul Ghani said the officer was married and had a four-year-old daughter.
He is being investigated under Section 354 of the Penal Code for using criminal force with the intent to outrage modesty.
Meanwhile, Supt Abdul Ghani condemned the deviant cop’s behaviour and
said if found guilty, strict disciplinary action will be taken against
him.
“We do not tolerate this kind of conduct in our force and will make no compromise on the matter.
“Any member of our force that is found guilty of inappropriate behaviour will be justly punished,” he said.
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