In Reply to : Those who try to discover BN fraud, posted by I'll kick you out from DUN like Ah Jen. on November 12, 2009 at 15:36:10:

I was at the 'Nasi Lemak Kampong Baru' restaurant in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur today. Among the patrons at 11am were four officers in dark blue uniform. They could either be policemen or Immigration Department officers.

They occupied all the tables nearest the kitchen door facing the cash register. I think the seating capacity in that section sits approximately eight. The space is a little less than half of the restaurant. A glass wall separates this section from the other patrons.

One officer's whose name I caught was SalmXn. Another was XXXendi.

The puzzling thing is, they were calling for the passports of the workers one by one and having their 'nasi lemak' as well. The passports were handled by all four officers. They flicked the pages while fingering the fried chicken, 'rendang' and 'sambal' on their plate.

How professional is that? The poor restaurant person-in-charge had to sit in front of SalmXn and periodically hand over the passports from the workers, from the kitchen staff and from the waiters.

There is something really wrong with this picture to the ordinary person in the street. Are these officers there

1. to just enjoy a paid 'nasi lemak' meal, or

2. to conduct official business, or

3. to intimidate the restaurant owner by asking for passports because they can get a free meal as well?

The officer SalmXn had a second helping at 11.15 am and was the main officer talking to the restaurant person-in-charge. I paid my bill at 11.20am. The worker had to call the restaurant person-in-charge to the cash till.

I asked him if the police were on official business or just having breakfast. He said they were just having a meal. That is when I looked back to try and catch their names.

They looked like they were in their twenties or early thirties. Two had their left arms touching their right shoulder as I passed them, thus shielding their names.

If they are there for a meal, why are they asking for passports? I think that is intimidation perhaps to get a free meal. If they are there on official business, then they should not be obtrusive to occupy space for clientele and certainly not have a meal at the same time.

And why four of them when two can do the job of checking all the passports? Finish the business, then pay for a meal. So the line is clear to the public hopefully.

In either case, these offices ought to be investigated for possible breach of official duty or abuse of power.