2007.06.26
SIBU: The Mafia-style “public execution” of a man in a cyber cafe here on Saturday has sent shockwaves through the town.
However, the police said the murder was not related to gang rivalry.
Wong Bak Hung, 21, was shot at point-blank range at 2.15am when he was at the cyber cafe with his wife.
She was not harmed. A masked man had reportedly entered the cafe and walked up to Wong, pulled out what looked like a handgun and shot him in the eye. The gunman then warned the patrons not to raise the alarm before fleeing. The shooting has shocked townsfolk, who fear gang violence could have flared up again in this timber and commercial hub.
However, Sibu police chief Asst Comm Nicholas Sebastian said there was not need for the public to panic.
“From our investigations so far, the shooting does not seem to be gang-related,” he said.
He added that police have taken statements from the widow and witnesses. Sibu has been in the headlines lately over concerns about gangstersim. Bukit Aman police have arrested dozens of gangsters here and throughout the state.
A deputy minister and a senior politician in the state are also under probe for alleged involvement in gangsterism, illegal logging and attempted bribery of senior police officers
Point blank execution and you tell me that it is not gang related? maybe I am missing something here.......
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