60 soldiers go on rampage, set off smoke grenades
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60 soldiers go on rampage, set off smoke grenades
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Frontpage/20031215075347/Article/
Sixty soldiers from Terendak Camp went on a rampage at a Bertam Ulu low-cost housing area last night, setting off two smoke grenades, damaging ve- hicles, smashing windows and injuring an off-duty policeman and a civilian. The policeman and the civilian were given outpatient treatment at the Malacca Hospital.
Armed with chains, helmets and sticks, the 15-minute rampage began at 8.30pm and was believed to have been triggered by an assault on a soldier on Friday night after an argument with a villager.
The soldier had apparently rammed his car into the villager's fence. He demanded compensation and the argument escalated into a fight. Other villagers got involved and beat up the soldier.
The man returned to the village at 2.45am yesterday with several others. Another argument ensued, but the problem was settled without incident.
However, at 8.30pm yesterday, he returned with 60 others, mostly soldiers, in an army truck, cars and motorcycles, looking for the villagers involved in the earlier argument.
The mob started smashing windows and doors of a house besides breaking the windscreen of a car parked nearby.
Houseowner Noraini Adam, 49, said the men arrived at her house and smashed the door and window panes and the windscreen of her husband's car before two of them entered her house.
"I shouted at them that they were in the wrong house," she said. "Later, they just left ...they did not harm my family." Noraini said the men might have thought someone from her family was involved in the earlier fight as it happened in front of her house.
Stall owner Supiah Kasan, 39, said: "They were acting like madmen, smashing up everything and chasing people. Those who tried to flee were chased into their homes and also a nearby surau." Supiah said there was panic when two smoke grenades were thrown near the food stall. The rampage lasted about 15 minutes, after which the mob left.
Malacca Tengah Criminal Investigation Department chief Deputy Superintendent Dennis Lim said police had identified the suspects.
Police have classified the case under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting with weapons. The offence carries a maximum five years' jail or fine or both. Police also recovered spent smoke grenade canisters from the scene.
The authorities have arranged meetings between the Village Development and Security Committee and the army camp commanders to resolve the dispute.
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a max of 5 years for rioting with weapons?!!
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hoho. ^*^ on rampage
Edited by Silenthunter: "star" off racially sensitive word.
note: Guys, no insulting remarks pls....
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its call running amok!!!
when their NS begin for those teens... the girls would become their sex slave while the boys would be trainned to conduct similar amok raids on village girls.....
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It's called...
Whole lot CHARGE!
As they would have if they were SAF troopers.... -
Guys, I know it tempting but try to refrain from using this topic as "bashing ground" okay....and pls, not use of insulting remarks that might cos tensions and hate....
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1 more thing though.....how the heck did they manage to draw the smoke grens?
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oops. sorry.
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I'm not surprised!
back when I trained with them during bilaterial exercises. They are a wild bunch of loose cannons. they like to do things like letting off firecracker like thunder flashes, trespassing into private properties muddying the place to bathe and do their dirty laundry, stopping civilian motorists on the roads, dangerous driving, beating up any scouts they happen to catch from other units and stealing rifles.
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x2Originally posted by |-|05|:a max of 5 years for rioting with weapons?!!
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High time for MAF to get the best M'sians to join them, else the history will repeat itself: poor discipline, lack of professional & thinking soldiers
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/12/16/nation/6924226&sec=nation
Get children to join forces, King advises parents
KUALA LUMPUR: Parents should encourage their children to join the Armed Forces, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail said.
The Armed Forces, he pointed out, had transformed itself from an organisation that emphasised skills development to one focussed on knowledge.
“The aspiration to become a highly professional thinking force will create intellectual armed forces.
“This will open up many opportunities at all levels to members of the Armed Forces and ensure a better future for them,” he said at the passing-out parade for officers at the Armed Forces Academy at Sungai Besi yesterday.
A total of 100 graduates received their commission yesterday.
The King said the GovernmentÂ’s move to introduce national service for students was a step in the right direction.
“I am proud that the Armed Forces military discipline will be used as the foundation for the programme,” he said.