IGP's brother owns shooting academy, MACC report lodged

MyWatch chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan today lodged a report alleging conflict of interest involving a shooting academy belonging to inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar's brother.

According to the Companies Commission of Malaysia documents, the IGP's brother, Abdullah Abu Bakar, is a director in Unggul Shooting Academy.

The firm was incorporated in November 2013, six months after Khalid was appointed IGP.

"Was the licence approved by the IGP and was there any government contracts awarded and were all the requirements met?" he asked, after lodging the report at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya.

Sanjeeven also urged the MACC to probe if there were any connections between Unggul Shooting Academy and the arms and ammunition supply firm Nilai Arms & Ammunitions Sdn Bhd owned by Khalid's daughter.

When contacted, Khalid declined to comment.

"Let the MACC investigate the allegation. I do not wish to make any more comments," he said.

Sanjeevan said there has been a spike in gun violence since Khalid took over.

"I was a victim, too. I was in a coma for 35 days. I understand the suffering and pain victims' families have to go through," he said.

Sanjeevan was shot point-blank by unknown assailants three years ago. No one has been charged for the crime.

Asked if he is lodging the report to retaliate against his multiple arrests and charges, he said he has been exposing wrongdoings involving the police force since 2012.

He also claimed to have a video clip showing police corruption which he will show "for the attention of 31 million Malaysians... to open their eyes to the state of the police force".

He also said he had evidence that "a senior policeman (is) involved in a sex scandal".

"If the home minister is willing to meet me, I will give the evidence (on the sex scandal) directly. If a cop is involved, how can I give the evidence to the cops? I don't trust them," he said.

The 32-year-old anti-crime activist was released on bail yesterday after he was slapped with a third charge of extortion.

On Aug 12, he pleaded not guilty to an extortion charge in Temerloh, Pahang.

He also claimed trial to two charges of employing illegal foreign workers and extortion on July 19.

"I'm glad they charged me in open court. At least it's an open forum where I can bring out the truth. Truth will prevail," he said.

Ex-IGP, activist deny Anwar trial conspiracy claim

Businessman's account of meeting 'a complete lie' says anti-crime activist Sanjeevan

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KUALA LUMPUR: Anti-crime activist R Sri Sanjeevan has denied being part of an alleged attempt to subvert the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy case, while the former Inspector-General of Police, Musa Hassan, denied trying to find out about any conspiracy to convict opposition leader Anwar who is now serving a five-year jail sentence.

In a statement today, Sanjeevan described the allegations made by a businessman that he had asked Jude Pereira who is the investigating officer of the case to subvert the trial as “a complete lie”.

Sanjeevan acknowledged that he had met Pereira in April 2013, just before the general election. The meeting was arranged by Musa, then patron of the MyWatch group which Sanjeevan headed.

“I wish to state that it is a complete lie to suggest that there was an attempt to subvert the trial,” he said, according to Malaysian Insider.

“The meeting was to confirm from Jude himself whether there was a conspiracy in Anwar’s case, however, unfortunately since Jude was not willing to go on record, it ended there. I have never met nor contacted Jude since then,” he said.

The article claimed that Sanjeevan had said that he was close to Anwar Ibrahim, but Sanjeevan said Anwar had nothing to do with the meeting, adding that it was his own effort to find out the truth about the sodomy case.

“There was no attempt to subvert the trial as this meeting happened after Anwar was acquitted in January 2012 and the trial was over. I should have known better than to trust these two individuals i.e., Musa Hassan and Jude Pereira,” he was quoted as saying.

Musa was quoted by The Star as saying that the businessman’s article at Malaysia Today was wrong. He said he had met Jude Pereira but “I never asked him (Jude) if there was a conspiracy in Anwar’s case”, he was quoted as saying.

Musa said Pereira had told him later that he had met Sanjeevan and was asked to issue a statement about there being a conspiracy against Anwar, and that he had commended Pereira “when he told me that he refused to issue the press release,” The Star reported.

According to the article in Malaysia Today which was written by Raggie Jessy, Pereira related the incident where he met Musa who asked whether there was any conspiracy in the investigation against Anwar. He replied that the statements from the witnesses showed distinctly that there was not a shred of conspiracy.

Jessy’s article also mentioned that Pereira said that Sanjeevan had asked him, at a meeting in Petaling Jaya, whether he would make a press statement to say that there was a conspiracy in the investigations against Anwar and mentioned that he would be taken care of, should the opposition win the election. However, Pereira said he refused to do so as his investigations showed no conspiracy or government interference, according to the article.

MyWatch chief offers Sirul free ticket home

 

Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, found guilty of the murder of Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu, has been offered a free ticket to return to Malaysia to face his sentence.

MyWatch chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan said since Sirul, who for unknown reasons managed to leave the country while under bail, cited financial difficulties in securing a ticket home from Australia, he is willing to foot the bill.

"I personally would like to offer him a free return ticket to Malaysia from Australia.

"If the reason cited by the lawyer is true and if he doesn't have the intention of escaping the Federal Court's judgment then I'm certain he would accept this offer and return home to face the court's judgment," said Sanjeevan in a statement today.

He said the excuse of financial difficulty for missing the Federal Court hearing was "totally unacceptable".

The prominent crimebuster expressed "deepest disappointment" that Sirul had been allowed to jump bail while his murder acquittal was under appeal.

How did Sirul leave?

Sanjeevan said Sirul should have been closely monitored after his release on bail.

"How is that possible for a murder case suspect in such a high-profile case leave the country without even being noticed?

"This is something that must be investigated and we should be ashamed of the inefficiency of our authorities," he said.

The Federal Court decision to uphold the guilty sentence against Sirul Azhar and chief inspector Azilah Hadri over the country's most controversial murder case, was delivered on Tuesday.

The Appeals Court on Aug 23, 2013 freed the duo of the charge of causing the death of Altantuya, who had served as interpreter in the controversial Scorpene submarines deals when Prime Minister Najib Razak was defence minister.

Meanwhile, the government said it is discussing how to deal with the Australian government over Sirul's extradition, as the latter's anti-capital punishment laws forbid it from deporting one who is facing the death penalty back to face his sentence.

MyWatch wants action against ‘outriders’

There must be some kind of action which can be taken against them under the law.

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KUALA LUMPUR: MyWatch, the Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force, says that it has received numerous public complaints that civilians on high-powered motorcycles, are virtually masquerading as police, and providing outrider services for their well-heeled employers.

These leather-jacketed outriders are even telling other road users to make way for their employers, said MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan in a statement. “They have no consideration for others. They are making a nuisance of themselves on the road.”

The NGO is surprised that the police are not aware of these outriders and stressed that there must be some kind of action which can be taken against them under the law.

Generally, other than VVIPs, civilians too can request for outrider services from the police for funerals and weddings, among others. Police can provide private security guard services too.

It was not immediately clear whether the “unauthorized” outriders were breaking any law.

Sanjeevan: Perak CPO soft on gambling syndicates

MyWatch chairman tells IGP to replace CPO since he is doing little to wipe out gambling syndicates in Perak.

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PETALING JAYA: Chairman of MyWatch R Sri Sanjeevan has accused Perak acting Chief Police Officer and Deputy Commissioner of Police of not taking a hard stance on the thousands of illegal and online gambling dens operating openly in the state of Perak.

In a statement Sanjeevan said, “MyWatch expresses our deepest regret and disappointment with Perak Police and the current acting CPO/DCP A Paramasivam for failing to act against all these illegal gambling outlets”.

Saying there were at least 2,500 such gambling dens in Perak, Sanjeevan added that they were “operating freely without fear of action by police.”

He also said, “Being the acting CPO, I believe Paramasivam should go hard on all these activities and launch a major crackdown on the entire syndicate.”

Accusing A Paramasivam of waiting for orders from the Inspector General of Police before taking any action Sanjeevan added, “If so then we don’t need you to be there as CPO in Perak.”

Expressing further his disappointment with the state of affairs in Perak and the CPO’s apparent non-action, Sanjeevan said, “If he (CPO) fails to do so then IGP Khalid Abu Bakar should put serious consideration in replacing him with someone who can do a better job because failure to perform cannot be tolerated in an enforcement agency like PDRM.”

In said this in light of the recent call by IGP Khalid to put an end to all illegal and online gambling dens nationwide.

Praising Khalid, Sanjeevan said, “…this clearly shows his commitment in combatting crime and criminals.”

MyWatch chairman splurges RM340,000 on two exclusive ‘BMW’ car number plates

(The Star) – MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan has paid a handsome sum of close to RM340,000 for two coveted ‘BMW’ number plates.

According to a photograph which has gone viral on Twitter and instant messaging app WhatsApp, Sanjeevan purchased the BMW8 and BMW11 plates for RM174,776 and RM165,000 respectively.

The photograph also shows the successful bidders for the numbers 1 to 12 bearing the BMW prefix, which is for cars registered with the Selangor JPJ (Road Transport Department).

The BMW number plate series were open for public tender at JPJ offices nationwide from Aug 14 till Aug 28.

Among the owners of the new BMW plates are badminton champion Datuk Lee Chong Wei, who paid RM97,777 for BMW6, Tengku Ahmad Shah (BMW3, RM132,000) and Tengku Sulaiman Shah (BMW5, RM188,100), and an unidentified member of the government administration, for which no payment was registered (BMW1, BMW2, BMW7, BMW9 and BMW10).

Twitter users had much to say of the extravagance, such as @The_Mamu who tweeted, “Sanjeevan ni meniaga apa sebenarnya? Kaya betul beli number plate mahal-mahal. (What kind of businessman is Sanjeevan? Must be very rich to be able to afford such expensive number plates.)”

@MuazFadhli was similarly gobsmacked, saying, “Kaya Sanjeevan ni. Lee Chong Wei beli satu je no plat BMW. (Sanjeevan is so rich. Even Lee Chong Wei bought just one BMW plate.)”

However, when asked about his purchase of the two plates, Sanjeevan declined to comment and said he would issue a statement on the matter soon.

MyWatch to Zahid: Arrest your nephews

The crime watch group alleges that one nephew impersonated a ministry spy and another abused his power.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch) alleged today that police had released a nephew of Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi after arresting him for impersonating a government official using a fake identity card.

According to a press statement from MyWatch Chairman R.Sri Sanjeevan, Special Branch Police in Alor Gajah arrested Mohd Shamsul Azren Atan for possession of fake documents indicating he was a spy for the Home Ministry.

Mohd Shamsul is believed to have obtained the identification card from Mohd Azrul Azli Amer Hamzah, who is a Special Officer to Zahid.

“Further investigation revealed that both Mohd Shamsul and Mohd Azrul are nephews of Zahid. Mohd Shamsul was released from custody following the instructions of the Alor Gajah CID chief,” Sanjeevan said.

“MyWatch questions the release of Mohd Shamsul as he has committed a serious crime for impersonating a spy from the Home Ministry.

“MyWatch also requests for a fair and transparent investigation of Mohd Azrul, who abused his power as a government official.

“We seek the clarification of Zahid on the offence committed by his nephews.

Referring to the mass arrest of members of the Penang Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) last Sunday, Sanjeevan said, “Before arresting PPS members, it is better to arrest your nephews first.”

Don’t shoot the messenger

Police have been urged to investigate the complaint, not shoot the messenger.

PETALING JAYA: An NGO has urged the police to investigate the complaint made by R. Sri Sanjeevan, the chief of MyWatch, and not to “shoot” him down.

The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism(C4) director Cynthia Gabriel said it is important not to criminalise but to protect the whistleblower.

“We are deeply concerned that Sanjeevan will receive zero protection from the very laws designed to combat corruption,” she said in a statement adding that the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) 2010 also does not protect Sanjeevan.

“The WPA’s goal is to give protection to the whistleblower in the form of confidentiality of their information, immunity from civil and criminal action and protection from detrimental action being taken against them,” she said.

“Yet Sanjeevan can tell you that he has enjoyed none of these,” she said. “Whistleblowing is indeed a hazardous venture in Malaysia.”

Government corruption has gained the wrath of citizens over the last few years, she added.

“In a rapidly changing political landscape, many people have been goaded into blowing the whistle on wrongdoing, misconduct and alleged corruption,” she said.

“And yet, protection is scant, government harassment aplenty, personal securities are compromised,” she said. “If past records are anything to go by, the messenger also gets shot at.”

The complaints also gets swept under the rug, and even worse the suspect roams free, she said summing up today’s reality for whistleblowers.

“Sanjeevan can surely testify to all these,” she said.

“This one man has single handedly returned from the dead to slit open alleged corruption in the police force with even more obsessive zeal,” she said praising the valiant acts of Sanjeevan.

Sanjeevan’s latest wrangle with the police is over sex allegations involving a top cop.

The expose is expected to send shock waves through the police force.

“Sanjeevan has refused to handover evidence and has sought assurances from the Home Minister and the Prime Minister that action will be taken,” Cynthia said.

“He expects the alleged perpetrator to be suspended, and that a thorough investigation is carried out. But no such assurance is forthcoming,” she added.

Instead, the police have obtained a court order to compel Sanjeevan to hand over evidence within 14 days to facilitate investigations under Section 509 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA).

“C4 is deeply concerned that Sanjeevan will receive zero protection from the very laws designed to combat corruption,” she said.

Under the WPA, a whistleblower does not enjoy any protection if he decides to communicate his allegation of wrongdoing to a person other than a government enforcement agency.

It is a further offence punishable by a fine of up to RM50,000 and imprisonment of up to 10 years if a whistleblower or the person receiving or investigating the report discloses any information about the person accused of wrongdoing, or any other information disclosed by the whistleblower, to a third party.

In contrast, under the New South Wales Public Interest Disclosure Act, if no action is taken by the enforcement agencies, a whistleblower will be protected if he brings the matter to the attention of a Member of Parliament or the media.

“What hope can whistleblowers like Sanjeevan have in gaining protection from the law and lending trust with our public institutions?” Cynthia said.

“C4 strongly recommends that the WPA is revisited and scrutinised again by the lawmakers with inputs from the Bar Council to ensure that public interest disclosure is protected at all times,” she said.

Why investigate me, asks anti-crime watchdog chief after exposing senior cop in sex scandal

Anti-crime watchdog, MyWatch, chairman S. Sri Sanjeevan today questioned why he was being investigated by the police for lifting the lid on a sex scandal involving a senior police officer.

Sanjeevan told The Malaysian Insider that he had received a letter from the Inspector-General of Police's Secretariat (Disciplinary) dated July 8 that he was being investigated under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which is used to probe a word or gesture intended to insult the modesty of a person.

"My expose of this incident through MyWatch is considered to have been intended at insulting the modesty of a person," Sanjeevan said, referring to the letter.

Sanjeevan said his statement had been recorded by the police last week, and he had been asked to surrender all documents and evidence related to the case.

However, Sanjeevan has refused to cooperate as he believed police were more intent on covering up the case and protecting the senior police officer.

"Furthermore, I believe police are attempting to discover who is the whistleblower who exposed the incident to me and MyWatch."

Sanjeevan claimed if he were to hand over all the relevant evidence and documents to the police, it would be destroyed and the case would be classified as no further action (NFA).

"This sex scandal will just go the same way as all the other high-profile cases," he said.

"I want to know why the police officer who is involved not being investigated but instead, I am the one under the microscope?"

Sanjeevan said he had made it clear that he wanted to talk to either Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi or Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

"I have been informed through a third party that Khalid does not want to meet me," Sanjeevan said.

"If the authorities are sincere about cleaning up the police force, they would meet me," he added.

The letter to Sanjeevan also stated that he is being investigated under Section 233 of the Multimedia and Communications Act 1998.

Police claimed that Sanjeevan was in possession of evidence which could be circulated through WhatsApp, or images or videos which were related to the sex scandal.

Sanjeevan is alleged to have made information about the sex scandal public in June and July via the MyWatch website.

In his earlier statement last week, Sanjeevan claimed to have received a set of documents and images of a senior police officer who was allegedly involved in a sex scandal.

Sanjeevan refused to name the senior police officer who was involved, but claimed that MyWatch was prepared to make everything public.

However, he also demanded assurances from Putrajaya, namely the prime minister and home minister, that action would not be taken against him.

In his statement, Sanjeevan claimed previous explosive revelations had been swept under the carpet by the powers-that-be instead of a full investigation being conducted.

"This is another opportunity for Putrajaya to show that they will not compromise if civil servants, especially the police, have been involved in abuse of power."

IGP: Have we ever shielded errant cops?

 

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has stressed that errant cops are not protected, adding that if there is evidence, those responsible will face the music.

Khalid was commenting on the slew of exposes by MyWatch chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan (right).

Khalid told reporters that the whistleblower has refused to cooperate with the police on investigations concerning his allegations.

"If we have enough evidence, we will not protect our men. Have we ever protected our men in criminal cases? If there is evidence, bring it," he said.

"The same with Sanjeevan, he exposes this and that. But when I send my senior officers (to obtain information), he refuses to give.

"I don't know who he wants to give the evidence to. We will probe all complaints and take action," Khalid added.

Recently, Sanjeevan claimed that he has evidence regarding a sex scandal involving a top police officer.

However, he wanted an assurance from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that action would be taken before revealing the evidence.

On another matter, Khalid said the police were tracking down the five Malaysians, who are believed to have fled abroad, wanted in connection with militant activities.

"They are very dangerous. I wish to stress that this is related to terrorism. God willing, we are on top (of the matter). We are also working closely with other security forces," he said.

Yesterday, the police said that among those sought was a lecturer at Universiti Malaya's Academy of Islamic Studies.

Dr Mahmud Ahmad, 36, is a senior lecturer at the Department of Akidah and Islamic Thought.

'Biggest joker' IGP lying, says whistleblower

 

MyWatch chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan has launched a broadside against Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar, accusing the latter of churning out fraudulent statements.

"He is the biggest joker of all," the whistleblower told Malaysiakini.

Sanjeevan was responding to Khalid's claim that the MyWatch chairperson did not cooperate with the police in their investigations regarding errant cops.

The police chief also said that Sanjeevan refused to hand over the so-called evidence when he sent a senior officer to meet him.

However, Sanjeevan (right) claimed that no such police officer had met him over his allegations that ranged from corruption to sex scandals.

"That's a blatant lie," he said. "It is the IGP who refused to meet me."

Sanjeevan said that he sent numerous letters to the police regarding this matter, but the police chief "did not bother" to respond.

Earlier today, Khalid said the police never protected errant cops and called for investigations of such wrongdoings to be made public.

Recently, Sanjeevan claimed that he has information regarding the sex scandal involving a top cop but refused to divulge details without assurance from the Home Ministry and the police.

Sanjeevan was shot by two unknown gunmen in July last year in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan following months of exposes that he had made against police officers.

Sanjeevan’s friend innocent and freed

MyWatch chairman R Sri Sanjeevan will expose another video clip soon on the cops behind drug syndicates in Negri Sembilan and Malacca.

PETALING JAYA: Anti-crime activist R Sri Sanjeevan’s friend Ramesh who was arrested on July 27 and sent to the Muar detention centre has been released last Tuesday after proving his innocence in front of the Home Ministry’s Consultative Board.

Ramesh, who was with Sanjeevan during his shooting incident in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, was faslely linked to a drug syndicate and sentenced to two years’ jail under the Drugs Preventive Law1985 and subsequently sent to Muar detention centre.

Sanjeevan also alleged that Ramesh was physically tortured during his 60-day remand at the Police Remand Centre in KL to reveal the identity of the man in the FMT video on July 2, 2013.

In the video an ex-convict revealed a drug syndicate operating in Negeri Sembilan and Malacca with police help.

“The intelligence report states that Ramesh bought drugs from an unknown person ‘A’ but it was proven in front of the consultative board that the person ‘A’ died in 2008.

“No direct link were found between Ramesh and person ‘A’, thus this proves that the evidence was fabricated against Ramesh,” said the MyWatch chairman.

“On July 28, Negeri Sembilan CPO Osman Salleh in a statement stated that Ramesh was on police wanted list since early last year.

“This is a blatant lie because I personally brought along Ramesh to meet the Jempol OCPD Supt Hamzah sometime in May 2013 for meeting, but why was he not arrested then if he was a suspect,” asked Sanjeevan.

“Why are the police paranoid about the revelation made by MyWatch? By right the IGP should investigate the rogue cops and not on the person in the video,” he said.

Sanjeevan said the Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi failed to investigate revelations made MyWatch and also into his shootings.

He said it was high time for Malaysians to have a new Inspector-General of Police, Federal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director and Narcotics director.

He also recalled that on July 6, last year, IGP Khalid Abu Bakar in a press conference stated they will work with MyWatch to investigate on the revelations and take action against the rogue police personnel.

“However, no investigations were carried out despite giving the full information and co-operation to the police,” said Sanjeevan in a press statement.

Sanjeevan cheated death when he was shot by a pillion rider, on July 27, at a traffic light in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan.

One bullet pierced his lung, causing an infection which delayed surgery to remove the bullet.

Sanjeevan claimed to have fed crime and drug-related information directly to the IGP but failed to receive any reply from him.

He said his NGO would make another recorded revelation in near future pertaining to drug syndicates in Negeri Sembilan and Malacca which purportedly involved top cops.

Sanjeevan quizzed over 'police bullet' tweet

Sanjeevan probed by Bukit Aman police

MyWatch chairman is being investigated for a tweet that said the bullet recovered from his body was the type used by the police.

PETALING JAYA: The police are investigating MyWatch chairman R Sri Sanjeevan over a tweet on Sept 30 in which he said that the .38 bullet recovered from his abdomen was similar to that used by the police.

Sanjeevan said he received information from a police source but declined to name the officer for security reasons.

A team of four senior police officers from Bukit Aman and Ampang district police took 45 minutes to recorded the statement from Sanjeevan at the Tropicana police station.

Present at the the interrogation was PKR Legal Bureau head Latheefa Koya.

Police are also investigating the anti-crime activist for extortion after three reports were made against him.

In the first report on Aug 17 in Triang, Pahang, a shopowner said two Indians posing as Special Branch (SB) officers approached him to collect protection money.

Two more similar reports were made in Bahau, one in June by a cake shopowner and the other on Aug 26, by a massage parlour operator.

According to Latheefa, the police interrogators did not show the content and the names of the complainants.

Sanjeevan remained silent throughout the interrogation.

Latheefa said there was no direct link in all the three reports because Sanjeevan’s name was not mentioned by the complainants.

“Police are investigating only on suspicion and why are they doing this after his attempted assassination?,” she asked.

Latheefa said there were no arrest made on Sanjeevan’s hitmen, but the police were quick to investigate him on something baseless.

“Are they trying to frame him because he exposed some corrupted police officers from Malacca and Negeri Sembilan?” she asked.

The interrogators said Sanjeevan would be further questioned by investigating officers from Pahang and Negeri Sembilan as there could be an identification parade to further assist the case.

The MyWatch chairman calls this a further harassment by the police and trying to delay his case.

Sanjeevan said he wanted an answer from the police on his attempted assassination and not to throw baseless allegations on him.

The anti-crime chief’s father, P Ramakrishnan, said he was disappointed with the police for not making any arrest on his son’s attempted murder.

He also said he had not received a copy of the ballistic report on the bullet that was taken to Cheras Forensic Laboratory.

Ramakrishnan showed a SMS received from IGP Khalid Abu Bakar that the Bukit Aman police had taken over the investigation and would do the best to arrest the hitmen.

“But so far no one was arrested,” he said, hoping the police will carry out their duty in a professional manner.

Sanjeevan was shot in the abdomen on July 27 at his hometown, Bahau, Negeri Sembilan by two men on a motorcycle.

A broken Sanjeevan says he's ready to quit MyWatch

MyWatch chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan is a broken man and is prepared to end his days as an anti-crime watchdog after a close brush with death, The Star newspaper reports today.

“I am thinking of a natural death for MyWatch. As a patriotic Malaysian, I’ve done my part and have been beaten and shot at for it,” Sanjeevan is quoted as telling The Star in an interview.

The 29-year old Sanjeevan said his MyWatch work was not worth another bullet or his family’s safety.

The report says Sanjeevan has lost 15kg in weight, shaved his head and wears a brace on his chest to hide surgical scars.

He recently underwent a critical operation to remove a bullet lodged in his ribcage for 18 days after being shot on July 27 by two men on a motorcycle in Negri Sembilan. For a while after that, he suffered amnesia.

“But I remember now and I can remember everything that happened when I got shot,” Sanjeevan said. He identified the man who shot him as “an Indian, fat and tall”.

MyWatch’s patron, former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan, had said that Sanjeevan had received death threats prior to the shooting, after his expose on police personnel allegedly involved in crime syndicates.

Musa claims MyWatch poorly managed

Anti-crime watchdog MyWatch never worked together with other members, said former IGP Musa Hasan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Inspector-general of Police Musa Hassan said anti-crime watchdog MyWatch never had meetings to discuss action plans among members.

The former MyWatch adviser said the management of MyWatch was poor and its chairman, R Sri Sanjeevan, did not call for meetings with members.

“What is the point of an NGO if you don’t work with the people who are supporting your cause?

“When I was there, we have never had a single meeting to discuss action plans,” he told reporters after the second meeting for the recently formed anti-crime NGO, Malaysia Community Crime Care (MCCC).

Musa, who is MCCC president, said he was no longer with MyWatch, but did not rule out working together with them in the future.

“We have no plans to work with them but if Sanjeevan wants, we will work together for the benefit of the community,” he said.

Musa said MCCC would focus on working together with the police, security companies, neighbourhood watch volunteers and citizens to help reduce the crime rate.

“We are an independent body and apolitical. We take our work seriously and aim to reduce the crime rate,” he said.

Musa said MCCC would hold seminars and awareness campaigns to help the public realise the dangers of not being alert at all times.

“These awareness campaigns will help the people take steps to prevent crime,” he added.

Musa said MCCC members would consists of former policemen, lawyers and even counsellors.

“We have planned counselling for crime victims and their familes to deal with the trauma.

“We will also provide counselling for reformed criminals to lead them on the right path,” he said.

Musa said MCCC’s interactive website would be up and running soon with information on the activities planned.

“The public can even register as a MCCC member on the website,” he added.

Sanjeevan: "I felt the bullet going in.."

'Sanjeevan does not know what he's tweeting'

Anti-crime watchdog MyWatch chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan's tweets sent out recently are not reliable as Sanjeevan does not know what he is tweeting about, his father told Malaysiakini today.

P Ramakrishnan said that Sanjeevan "does not know what he's doing", even though he could now recognise the whole family and is back at the family home in Negri Sembilan, resting.

"His memory, almost all of it, has returned. What happened recently, he remembers it all. But he still hasn't fully recovered," Ramakrishnan (right) said.

He expressed his worry over Sanjeevan's tweets and behaviour over the past couple of days.

"I'm really sad, I need to take him to see a doctor again," Ramakrishnan said.

He suspects that his son, who spent weeks in the Serdang Hospital after surviving an attempt on his life by two men in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, on July 27, is still suffering from trauma.

Sanjeevan, who tweets using the Twitter handle @SanjeevanSS, has tweeted that some people were trying to "silence" him.

He has also claimed that masked people were coming to his house, and that the police have refused to provide him and his family with protection.

He underwent a critical surgery recently to remove a bullet lodged in his ribcage for 18 days since the shooting.

After the surgery, Sanjeevan started suffering amnesia and is said to be slowly recovering his memory.

Sanjeevan: Police out to frame me

My informers are being coerced to give false statements against me, claims MyWatch chief who's recuperating from a life-saving operation.

PETALING JAYA: MyWatch chief R Sri Sanjeevan today said police have arrested many of his informers and are coercing them to give false statements linking him to the underworld.

He named Bukit Aman, IPK Negeri Sembilan and IPD Jempol as those going all out to frame him.

According to Sanjeevan, who is recuperating from a life-saving operation following an assassination attempt on his life, said all his informants are known to Federal Narcotics director Norashid Ibrahim.

“I am very upset at the way the police are handling the situation as some of my informants have been arrested and charged for drug related and gangsterism offences,” claimed Sanjeevan.

He said that before the attempt on his life on July 2, he had revealed the names of rogue cops in Negeri Sembilan, some of whom he alleged received as much RM30,000 in bribes from drug syndicates.

“Why haven’t these police officers I named been investigated or arrested as I have given all the details to IGP Khalid Abu Bakar,” asked Sanjeevan.

“It appears that Khalid is only paying a lip-service and covering up for his men in blue,” added Sanjeevan.

The anti-crime chief also added that the IGP and the Federal Narcotics director have not investigated anything pertaining to his revelations or even at least called in the cops to record their statements.

When asked if he had any inkling of the persons involved in his shooting, Sanjeevan said it could be either the work of illegal gambling den operators or the police to silence him.

He said he could only recollect that two Indian men on a motorcycle wearing full-faced helmets pulling alongside his car and one of them fired a shot in his direction.

Sanjeevan took a slug in abdomen on July 27 at his hometown in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, and was first taken to the Jempol hospital, then to Kuala Pilah before being transferred to the Serdang hospital.

Two weeks later, he was operated on by doctors at the Serdang Hospital to remove the bullet from abdomen. He was discharged last Saturday and is now recuperating at his hometown.

Bukit Aman police who have taken over the investigation into the shooting at the request of Sanjeevan’s father P Ramakrishnan have yet to interview his son.

Musa Hassan still patron of MyWatch

On the allegation by MyWatch advisor S Gobi Krishnan that the NGO was being abused by certain quarters, Sanjeevan said that he was the one who founded the NGO and is fully responsible for it.

He added that Gobi Krishnan’s term as the advisor ‘expired’ in July and that he has also posted a statement to that effect on his Twitter account. FMT was however unable to track down that particular tweet.

Sanjeevan also said that former IGP Musa Hassan was still the patron of MyWatch even though he has formed a new anti-crime watchdog known as Malaysian Community Crime Care Association (MCCCA).

Last Thursday, Gobi Krishnan said that he was concerned that MyWatch was being used by certain quarters for their own personal benefit. He however did not name anyone.

When contacted today, Gobi Krishnan said he had intended to step down from his advisory role in MyWatch in June but had to continue following Sanjeevan’s shooting.

“Now that he is back, I will proceed with my plans to concentrate more on my own NGO, Power,” he told FMT.

Ex-IGP Musa leaves MyWatch

The former IGP has formed a crime prevention NGO, Malaysia Community Care Association, with reason for his departure from MyWatch unknown.

PETALING JAYA: Former IGP Musa Hassan has left the crime prevention NGO MyWatch and the reason for his departure to form a similar NGO – Malaysia Community Crime Care Association (MCCCA) – is unknown.

However, a MyWatch official told FMT that the NGO had been allegedly used by certain quarters as a front for their personal gains.

As such, MyWatch is having a meeting this morning where the pro-tem committee will be discussing on the NGO’s structure and revisit its vision and mission on combating crime in the country as the direction of MyWatch was unclear.

Musa’s departure also saw the majority of MyWatch members crossing over to MCCCA, with former MyWatch secretary-general V Ravindran informing FMT that his leaving MyWatch to join MCCCA as a committee member was due to his being sidelined in several MyWatch matters.

The former IGP helmed MyWatch after its patron R Sri Sanjeevan was shot in an attempted assassination in his hometown Bahau at Negeri Sembilan in June.

Meanwhile, when contacted V Ravindran, who is also MCCCA pro term committee member, said he was not happy with the way MyWatch operated and this led to his departure from the anti-crime NGO.

“I find some unethical and disturbing facts surrounding the way MyWatch was operated,” says Ravindran.

He also pointed out that the police should conduct a thorough investigation on Sanjeevan’s shooting and come out with fair and transparent outcome.

MCCCA which held its first meeting today is expected to hold another meeting before its launch.