“I lodged the report because I want him to respect us, citizens, especially him being an inspector,” said 51-year-old Loh See Mooi today.
On August 24, Loh was allegedly insulted by a police inspector while attempting to lodge a report after having fallen victim to snatch theft.
The inspector was alleged to have uttered “Jika tak tahu cakap Bahasa Melayu, balik China” (If you cannot speak Bahasa Malaysia, go back to China) to Loh, after she had addressed him in English. The inspector had earlier refused to speak with Loh’s daughter, who had accompanied her to the police station then.
“When he said ‘jika tak tahu cakap Bahasa Melayu, balik China’, I simply cannot accept it,” Loh said today
Loh told reporters today outside the Kepong Police Station that such treatment towards her as a Malaysian citizen was unacceptable.
She was at the police station to give an additional statement on her report, here this morning.
Loh today explained that she had waited about a week before lodging the report because she did not know who to turn to, before going to Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng for his assistance.
After relating her ordeal today, Loh advised the police force to have translators on hand to help people like her who were not fluent in the national language.
“I hope after this incident, that such things won't happen anymore,” she said.
