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A TRAFFIC police officer was arrested for sexual harassment in Kuala Lumpur after two women accused him of making indecent proposals in return for not booking them for speeding. The women, who drove separately, claimed the cop had stopped them at a roadblock along Jalan Cheras between 1.15am and 1.50am on Sunday and accused them of speeding, reported China Press.
One of them, identified as Miss Ang, 27, an accountant, claimed the cop told her to remove her blouse while the other woman, Miss Hoe, 23, a singer, was allegedly asked to show her "nice legs". Accompanied by Cheras Member of Parliament Tan Kok Wai, the women spoke to reporters at a press conference on Wednesday. The women claimed they were told that if they followed the cop's request, they would not be fined for speeding.
Miss Ang claimed the cop even asked her to pose sexily and that he went to the extent of asking if she wore underwear. She lodged a report at 2.30am at the Cheras police headquarters.
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She said she was shocked when the cop made the indecent proposal and even thought she misheard him. She said: "He repeated his words and even asked me if I understood him. Eventually, I gave him RM15 ($6.40) through my car window before driving off." Miss Hoe said the police officer told her to step out of the car and asked her for RM50, before settling for RM20 after she said that was all she had. She said: "The officer said he only wanted to see my thighs and he had no intention of molesting me."
She lodged a report at 4.50pm at the same police station that Miss Ang went to. Miss Ang and Miss Hoe claimed that the officer even laughed loudly when they picked him out at an identification parade. Miss Ang also said that one of the police inspectors asked if she would agree to settle the matter privately, but she refused. She said: "When I identified the officer, he didn't show any remorse. In fact, his attitude smacked of arrogance."
She said she wanted to tell her story as she has not been sleeping well after the incident. Miss Ang said: "The incident won't stop me from driving alone. But the next time I see a roadblock, I'm not sure if I'll stop because I'm worried that the same thing might happen to me again." Mr Tan told The Malay Mail: "This is abuse of power.... This is not the first case involving police abusing their power. I hope this matter will be investigated fairly."
