Cop Who Allegedly Raped Mongolian Women Suspended

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PETALING JAYA: The policeman who allegedly raped two Mongolian women here has been suspended
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said they served the letter of suspension to the suspect on Wednesday (April 22)
"The two victims and three others have been placed under an interim protection order (IPO)
"We have taken the investigation paper to Bukit Aman and there are a few instructions that we need to execute before presenting it to the Deputy Public Prosecutor," he said Thursday (April 22)
ACP Nik Ezanee was responding to a statement made by Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah and Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lim Yi Wei for the victims and their thee friends be placed under the Whistleblower Protection Act
“The continued usage of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act may derail the focus of the primary offence, which is rape, ” they were qouted as saying in the statement
It was reported that police had placed three Mongolian women, two of whom were allegedly raped by a police inspector, at a shelter
Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Huzir Mohamed said the two alleged victims, along with their friend – who helped translate for police – were not placed in lock-up as they were placed under an IPO
The two foreign women were allegedly raped by a police officer at a hotel after they were stopped at a roadblock to enforce the movement control order (MCO)
The suspect – an inspector in his 30s – was arrested based on police intelligence and surveillance
He has subsequently been released on bail. - Star

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