Saturday, May 05, 2007

Detained for 4 months in Brussels !



How helpful are our "servants of the government" attached in foreign missions if and when Malaysians land in trouble in a strange foreign land ? Zero, I say, going by the way our government servants are handling this rather unique case in Belgium. Go buy a copy and read or read here !

Do you think, if you were arrested by the police of a foreign government in a foreign country, our boys will come running and help you...think again, as these people will be too busy partying and having a holiday there, rather then moving their fat arse to help you! Remember the case of one such Malaysian, who some time ago flew from the Carribean to London to have his passport stamped but was then given the run around by incompetant government servants based in London, who would not lift a finger to help him despite the knowledge of his plight and his pleas to get things done right ? Always "belum jumpa fail", "belum dapat arahan" or "Pegawai pergi kursus/cuti/cuti beranak/cuti tahun/balik kampong" or "encik, balik lain minggu, boleh?"... and when you do come the next week, it is the same story again....thats the SOP of our government servants who are paid salaries by the tax-payers (i.e. you and I ) work, here and abroad !!

Back to this case , an officer (read government servant) in the Malaysian mission in Belgium, was alerted by the Belgium counter-parts of the arrest of this Malaysian lady only 2 weeks ago ( though she was arrested on 26th. December 2006) but the Malaysian mission did not bother to inform the family in Malaysia and only confessed to that news when a relative called the mission in Belgium last Friday after the victim sounding frantic and distraught herself called her nephew here in Malaysia. And to make matters worst, the Malaysian Embassy does not know the reason for the arrest...heh...heh...guess they forgot to ask !

"Tetap dan Berpencen", "Berkhidmat untuk Negara" and the ever popular "Malaysia Boleh" !!!

1 comment:

Rockybru said...

that's terrible. if it's proven that our diplomatic staff in brussels were sleeping, they should all be brought home. it's better to sleep at home than abroad. cheaper.