KUALA LUMPUR: An illegal moneylender resorted to video-recording himself fire-bombing a home in Jinjang here in an alleged bid to extort money from a family. The incident was highlighted by MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong, who warned that Ah Longs are now using extreme measures to extort money. Three days later, Lau received a call from a man demanding that Lau settle a RM45,000 loan his younger brother had allegedly taken. “The man also sent Lau a recording of Monday’s fire-bombing incident. Chong said he had raised the matter with the Sentul police and Bukit Aman’s Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7).

Source: The Star January 03, 2020 23:24 UTC