PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA: Police held an identification parade for a pregnant woman who has alleged that several policemen slapped her before taking RM20,000 (S$8,375) from her shop.
Chow Soo Meng, 36, a mother of two, who is eight months' pregnant, picked out five among 11 policemen lined up at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters here about 11am Saturday.
She also identified one of the five as the one who slapped her and took the money.
However, Chow said a female police officer, who was also responsible for the missing cash, was not in the line-up. She called on the police to conduct another line-up to identify the female officer.
According to Chow, at least 10 men and a woman, who claimed to be policemen, tried to enter her convenience shop at Jalan Perkhidmatan, Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh, at about 6.30pm on Monday.When Chow refused to let them in because they did not show any identification, the group cut the grille before barging in and handcuffing her.
"They refused to let me know what offence I had committed but instead slapped me twice," she said, adding that the men then took several cartons of cigarettes, liquor, cell phone SIM cards and RM20,000 from her handbag.
She also alleged that the policemen removed the CCTV system from her shop.
OCPD Asst Comm Arjunaidi Mohamed later said his officers went to the shop to investigate claims that drugs were sold there.
He said the money was in police custody and police were investigating if it was proceeds from ill-gotten gains.
"We will investigate her claims that she was slapped and if there is truth to her allegations, I will take action against those responsible," he said.
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