Police Pao

I have been in Malaysia for about five years now.

Of course, I have a lot of experiences with the police. We meet quite often.

When I go out, I am almost always stopped by the police.

But thank God, we are sometimes let go.

This is because I convince them to release me by giving them "money for drinks".

The least amount I have given so far is 50 ringgit.

Then I am released.

But these days, sometimes they won't accept 50 ringgit.

But when you plead and beg, some will give in and accept that too.

Whenever they see Indonesians, they will surely stop you.

And if you don't have driving license or permit, they will ask for RM 100.

Obviously, they make money this way.

A hundred here, a hundred there, another hundred there...

Wow they can easily make thousands!

I think government officers should be given high salary, so that they won't need to ask for this extra money.

That would be right.

It shouldn't be that only officers in the top positions earn lots of money.

So even though top officers give certain instructions, the lower-rank officers will not necessarily implement them.

How would you know?

Here Pao, there Pao...

Do you know what Pao is?

He doesn't know!

Pao?

Oh, Ang Pao!

He's an innocent guy!

He's an innocent guy! An innocent guy!

Pao, it's like...

If you want to be let off, give them money.

Oh yes, yes, that's right.

Corruption, right?

Yes, it's like that.

We were asked to go through the 6P process, so we did it truthfully.

But where's the proof? The process wasn't allowed to be carried out.

We were cheated.

Not just one or two of us, but thousands of Indonesians in Malaysia were cheated.

We all got cheated.

But the police did not investigate the matter or take any action against those who cheated us.

Whoever went through this process has an agent, but the police didn't investigate the agents.

It is as though they are letting the agents to continue to be irresponsible.

This is unfair.

This is the proof that I applied.

And for two years, this is the only thing I have.

I've put thousands into this. Now it's all torn.

The document is of no use to the police.

But I did it truthfully.

I did it truthfully, and I waited for two years.

Once, I was riding the bike back from work.

But the police, when they see Indonesian people, they will turn around and follow us immediately.

He asked me for my IC, my permit and my license.

I showed him this paper.

But he didn't want to accept it.

He wanted to take me to the police station.

At first, he asked for RM 1000.

I ended up giving him RM 2250.

Then he released me.

He even asked if I am sincere in giving him the money or not.

In that situation, at that time, of course I would say I am sincere even though I am not.

That is illegal money for him.

But even if we feel insincere in our hearts.

But because we are migrants...

Even though the police is doing this to us, we can only remain silent and...

We're scared to fight back.

Even though, they're not that smart.