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World Scene: Malaysia
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-05-14 07:40 Police to shame thieves Malaysian police yesterday proposed curbing an epidemic of violent "snatch thefts" by shaming culprits who would be forced to sweep the streets and wear signs revealing their crime. Violent thefts are rampant in Malaysia, typically carried out by pairs of criminals riding on motorbikes, but there has been a fresh uproar after the deaths of two pregnant women who were thrown to the ground while being robbed. Mohamad Bakri Mohamad Zinin, criminal investigation department director, said culprits should do community service like sweeping the streets where they once preyed, while wearing signs declaring: "I am a snatch thief." Bakri said conventional punishments were not successfully curbing the epidemic of snatch thefts. (China Daily 05/14/2009 page10) |
