Psm Claims Cops Forced Scam Syndicate Mule To Confess Crime

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PSM submitted a memorandum to Suhakam yesterday to protest the police's alleged failure to investigate a scam syndicate.
PSM deputy president S Arutchelvan said the police instead targeted a youth who was tricked into becoming the syndicate's account mule, and they allegedly forced him to confess to committing a crime.
According to the memorandum, Einstein Cornelius Herman, 19, had fallen victim to the syndicate when he accepted a job offer from an “employer”.
The supposed employer then told Einstein to open a bank account and set up a company, before taking away the youth's bank card.
ADSTrouble began for the victim when he suddenly came into police crosshairs and was arrested for multiple investigations into scam cases linked to the syndicate.
PSM deputy president S Arutchelvan (centre) and the scam victim Einstein Cornelius Herman (right)"Einstein is a victim, but was regarded as a scammer by the police. He was even told by the police to plead guilty in court, supposedly to make things easier for him.
"However, after pleading guilty, he was summoned by police stations one after another for investigations into various reports.
"He was remanded, yet no thorough investigation (into the syndicate) was conducted,” Arutchelvan told reporters when met at the Suhakam office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The activist said they want Suhakam to investigate the police approach in dealing with such cases, which they believe only further victimises victims instead of going after the real scammers.
"We also asked Suhakam to investigate the (alleged) chain arrests of the victim,” he added.
Mother’s plea
The memorandum was handed over to Suhakam chairperson Hishamudin Yunus.
Einstein and his mother, Wilhelmina Avila Beda, were also present during the event.
Wilhelmina urged authorities to look into what happened to her son.
"This has never happened to us. When the police asked my son to plead guilty and pay a fine in court, I thought it was the end.
“But instead, my son was called to the police station to hand over the fine payment receipt, and then told to go from one police station to another for investigations and detention," she said.
Arutchelvan called on authorities, including Bank Negara Malaysia and the Companies Commission, to monitor such cases, especially regarding the opening of bank accounts and companies by youths.
He added that police should also conduct thorough investigations into scam cases, including determining the identities of the people behind transactions. - Mkini

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