Johor records nearly 10,000 commercial crime cases with RM212.64m in losses, says state top cop

Johor police reported 9,897 commercial crime cases from January to September, marking a rise from last year's 6,861 cases, with RM212.64 million in losses.

Over 90% of these cases involved online scams, prompting calls for more proactive measures against evolving digital fraud and scams.

The Johor State Prosecutor's Office is reviewing the murder case of Irene Sofiya, found dead on October 3, with a juvenile suspect currently under investigation.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 13 — Johor police opened 9,897 investigation papers involving commercial crimes in the first nine months of this year, with losses totalling RM212.64 million.

Its chief, Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad, said the figure represented an increase of 3,036 cases from the 6,861 recorded during the same period last year, although financial losses declined from RM252.57 million.

He said more than 90 per cent of the cases reported between Jan 1 and Sept 30 involved online scams.

“The increase in reported cases calls for more proactive measures. Fraud and scams continue to evolve alongside technological advances and an increasingly sophisticated digital landscape,” he said at the Johor Police contingent’s monthly assembly here today.

Ab Rahaman said the state’s crime index also rose to 4,343 cases during the same period, compared with 4,152 last year.

Violent crimes increased to 1,123 cases from 981, while property crimes rose to 3,220 from 3,171, he added.

Separately, Ab Rahaman said police were awaiting instructions and a formal decision from the Johor State Prosecutor’s Office on whether to charge the suspect in the murder of Form Four student Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal.

He said the investigation papers on the case were referred to the office on October 9.

“The suspect is a juvenile, and this requires more careful consideration by the Johor State Prosecution Director,” he said.

Irene Sofiya was found unconscious and covered in blood at a school hall in Yong Peng, Batu Pahat, at about 5pm on October 3. She was later pronounced dead.

A 16-year-old boy was remanded for six days from October 4 to assist investigations, with the remand subsequently extended for another six days until Friday. — Bernama

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柔佛警方报告称，今年1月至9月共发生9897起商业犯罪案件，比去年同期的6861起有所增加，损失金额达2.1264亿令吉。

超过 90% 的案件涉及网络诈骗，这促使人们呼吁采取更积极主动的措施来打击不断演变的数字欺诈和诈骗。

柔佛州检察官办公室正在审查艾琳·索菲亚的谋杀案，她于 10 月 3 日被发现死亡，目前一名未成年嫌疑人正在接受调查。

新山，10 月 13 日讯——柔佛警方今年前九个月共立案 9897 起涉及商业犯罪的调查案件，损失总额达 2.1264 亿令吉。

其负责人拿督阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼·阿尔萨德表示，虽然经济损失从2.5257亿令吉下降，但这一数字比去年同期记录的6861例增加了3036例。

他表示，1月1日至9月30日期间报告的案件中，超过90%涉及网络诈骗。

“报案案件的增加需要采取更积极主动的措施。随着科技进步和日益复杂的数字环境，诈骗手段也在不断演变，”他今天在柔佛州警察部队的月度集会上说。

阿卜·拉赫曼表示，同期该州的犯罪指数也上升至 4,343 起，而去年同期为 4,152 起。

他还补充说，暴力犯罪案件从 981 起增加到 1123 起，财产犯罪案件从 3171 起增加到 3220 起。

另外，阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼表示，警方正在等待柔佛州检察官办公室的指示和正式决定，以决定是否对杀害中四学生艾琳·索菲亚·莫哈末·凯鲁尔·费萨尔的嫌疑人提出指控。

他说，该案的调查文件已于10月9日移交至办公室。

他说：“嫌疑人是未成年人，柔佛州检察署署长需要对此进行更仔细的考虑。”

10月3日下午5点左右，艾琳·索菲亚被发现昏迷不醒，浑身是血地倒在峇株巴辖永平的一所学校礼堂里。她随后被宣布死亡。

一名16岁男孩于10月4日起被拘留6天以协助调查，随后拘留期又延长6天至周五。——马新社

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