CNY private party raid - 314 interogated..117 arrested and detained - Something smells fishy? Explain to Malaysians

Something smells wrong.

Private party during Chinese New Year raided by police - then, they apparently conducted drug test on the party goers, and fortunately they found some 'positive' for drug usage.

 

Well, if you tested all those who attended the Finance Minister's open house, the chances are some will be tested positive for drugs ...Fact of the matter is that Malaysia has got many drug users.

 

What about other parties - what about other private parties. Even, if the police do spot checks on public servants, the likelihood is that many would test positive for drugs...

 

Why was this private party during Chinese New Year raided. The Bernama report does not disclose any police report - nor the reason for the raid, arrest, interrogations and detentions...

 

Is it now ILLEGAL for us in Malaysia to organise 'private parties'? This was an open party, which people who wanted to come were asked to pay RM30-40 each - nothing really wrong there, for after all, the rent of the premises was RM12,000 - so it is fair to ask 'Facebook 'friends' to each contribute something...So, what really was WRONG? Why exactly did the police 'raid' and disturb individual persons who want to party during Chinese New Year? 

It was Chinese New Year - that makes it worse? Will there be future raids on Hari Raya parties, Christmas parties, ...

Well, if the police also raided establishments like 'Hard Rock Cafe' or 'Royal Selangor Club', and tested all - they would also find people with 'positive results' for drug use. It is strange that there is no mention in the BERNAMA Report to indicate positive for what drugs. [Note, it is also possible to get 'positive results' even if one is not a drug user - especially for drugs like marijuana(ganja).

There is also no information about any drugs seized - why is that? Was there no drugs even on the persons tested positive - then the positive result could be because of something they ate earlier, not knowing there were 'drugs'...

 

What the police seized was '...liquor, musical instruments and cash...'. Well, it was a party - was it 'illegal' liquor? Where did the 'cash' come from - did they take the cash of peoples' arrested...or maybe it was maybe money from corruption or something linked to 1MDB...Musicians earn their living by playing these instruments - PLEASE return them to their owners...

When the BERNAMA report makes a big deal about ONE person who had a tattoo "08" a big deal, it raises more questions? Is it an offence to have a tattoo "08" or certain tattoos - I do not recall any laws that bars Malaysians from having tattoos...? And, one person?

“Police also arrested a man, in his 30s, who had the number ‘08’ tattooed on his left shoulder. He was remanded for a day to assist in investigations under Section 52(3) of the Societies Act 1966,” he said in a statement today.

Note this was a PRIVATE party - it is not a case of a business establishment operating beyond legally permissible hours. There is no restrictions in law, that I know off, that places limits on when a 'private' party has to end?

So, I wonder, how many of our Chinese Malaysians had to spend Chinese New Year being arrested, interrogated, detained...Why even remand for 4 days? The only reason for the arrest for all, save 1, seem to be for drug use...you caught them..they tested positive - there is, in my mind, no need for any further remand - they could all be released on police bail to appear before the court to be charged on Thursday or Friday..

He said all those arrested, aged between 20 and 30, have been remanded for four days until tomorrow to assist in investigations under Section 15 (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

Was there a police report lodged before the police took action? WHY exactly did the police do what they did - the police need to explain.

 

Was it on the 'instigation' of maybe people not happy about the party? 

 

The police and the government must give us a more detailed explanation --- or was it simply a random raid on a Chinese New Year party? 

 

 

 

Cops raid CNY private party in KL, arrest scores of revellers

Bernama

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February 6, 2019 12:05 AM 

 

Participants paid RM30 to RM40 to take part in the Chinese New Year party at an entertainment outlet in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur. (File pic)

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Police detained 117 people, including a woman believed to be the organiser of a private party, during a raid on a Chinese New Year celebration at an entertainment outlet in Pudu here on Sunday.

Wangsa Maju district deputy police chief Muhammad Najib Hamzah said in the 2am raid, 314 people were interrogated and 115 of them, including 29 women, tested positive for drugs.

“Police also arrested a man, in his 30s, who had the number ‘08’ tattooed on his left shoulder. He was remanded for a day to assist in investigations under Section 52(3) of the Societies Act 1966,” he said in a statement today.

He said all those arrested, aged between 20 and 30, have been remanded for four days until tomorrow to assist in investigations under Section 15 (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

The 27-year-old organiser, who rented the premises for RM12,000 per day, has been freed on police bail.

Investigations revealed that the party was organised via a Facebook page.

Each participant had to pay RM30 to attend it before midnight and RM40 after midnight, Najib said, adding that police also seized liquor, musical instruments and cash. - FMT, 6/2/2019

 

117 arrested in raid on drug-fuelled CNY party

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Updated 13 hours ago · Published on 6 Feb 2019 9:28AM ·

POLICE detained 117 people, including a woman believed to be the organiser, in a raid on a Chinese New Year party at an entertainment outlet in Pudu on Sunday.

Wangsa Maju district deputy police chief Muhammad Najib Hamzah said in the 2am raid, 314 people were inspected, and 115 of them, including 29 women, tested positive for drugs.

“Police arrested a man in his 30s who had ‘08’ tattooed on his left shoulder. He was remanded for a day to assist in investigations under Section 52(3) of the Societies Act 1966,” he said in a statement yesterday.

He said all those arrested, aged between 20 and 30, were remanded for four days, until today, to facilitate investigations under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

The 27-year-old organiser, who rented the premises for RM12,000 a day, has been freed on police bail.

Investigations revealed that the party was promoted via a Facebook page, with each guest paying RM30 if they showed up before midnight and RM40 after, said Najib, adding that police also seized liquor, musical instruments and cash. – Bernama, February 6, 2019. - Malaysian Insight, 6/2/2019