Malay Mail-20 Oct 2008Terror in Qba
By Frankie D'Cruz Categories: News
By Frankie D'Cruz Categories: News
Some 50 members of a martial arts group ran riot and wrecked one of Kuala Lumpur’s premier playgrounds for the rich and famous, Qba, at the five-star Westin Kuala Lumpur early on Saturday.
At least 50 others waited in front of the swanky Cuban Concept club along Jalan Bukit Bintang on their motorcycles and in cars as the terror strike took place about 2am.
The men, clad in black, were unarmed and one witness said patrons scurried for safety when the intruders barged into in the packed bar.
“It was terrifying. Glasses, bottles and chairs were thrown all over the place, and three of the thugs jumped over the bar counter and smashed everything,” said a patron, who requested anonymity.
He said it was all over in about 60 seconds.
Black appeared to be synonymous with this gang as the 100-odd members wore black collared T-shirts and black helmets.
Hoteliers said this could be the first time a club in a five star hotel had been wrecked by a mob. The motive for the attack is not known.
Witnesses said some patrons were slightly injured by glass shards that went flying when the attackers broke bottles and glasses.
They said the bar was awash with hundreds of glass shards, adding that chairs and tables were also damaged. The extent of the damage is still being assessed, but the club was reopened later the same day.
City CID chief SAC II Ku Chin Wah said police have detained three suspects and identified the attackers as members of a silat (martial arts) group. More arrests are expected soon.
Ku said the suspects, in their 20s, are under remand to assist investigations into the case, which has been classified as rioting under Section 148 of the Penal Code.
Initial investigations indicated the attack was possibly linked to a “personal” matter.
Police are reviewing CCTV footage in a bid to identify the other attackers.
Checks by Malay Mail revealed that the ringleader is a wheelchair-bound guru who had earlier been spotted with the mob at the Heritage Row on Jalan Doraisamy.
Witnesses said the man was seen being wheeled along the stretch, accompanied by many people. He was also reportedly seen outside the Westin.
The group went to the Westin in a convoy, leading certain quarters to ask how the police could have missed a mob on motorbikes wearing identical attire and helmets.
Further, they said, the police should have been alert to the fact that group members parked their machines by the roadside and left the helmets on them.
Patrons told Malay Mail that security at the club was insufficient and that the bouncers could do nothing to stop the rampage.
The matter will top the agenda at the Westin management meeting today.
Qba is located on the lower ground floor of Westin. It has two levels, the upper being the Latin restaurant and the lower a bar/lounge featuring a band.
8 comments:
Hey Stephen, are you 100 percent sure you and your RPK kakis werre not part of this as well? The problem with you guys is, you are adrenaline junkies but you use it to get into trouble. How can we trust you people?
James Ang
Hey nstman,
am surprised at your out-burst and prejudgement of "our" character ! surely you must give credit to some junkies, yes ?
But I have no guru to take orders from and I sure won't wreck a watering-hole.....these are considered sacred places for me.
I put out this "cut&paste" posting simply becos I am shocked at the extremes some will go to tarnish the goodname of the country in an area where it is packed with foreigners/tourists and the total absence of the enforcement/police......and imagine the shocking stories these tourists would take back home and narrate to their countrymen of our country !
another black day for tourism.
This must be the work of religious extremists. Police must come down hard on these morons. In the meantime, let's drink ourselves silly to forget this stupidity.
I resent being called an adrenaline junkie and a troublemaker. I've been to enough vigils to see that most RPK kakis as you call them are actually peaceful, literate, well-educated people.
And really, we are not merely RPK kakis, but advocates of what he represents i.e justice, freedom from discrimination, equality among the people and good governance. And everything that we do, be it civil disobedience is always inter-linked with these objectives.
So, unless you understand what we stand for, please do not accuse us of being trouble makers and adrenaline junkies!
A couple of malay girls were with some foreign customers earlier in the Qbar...some we even seen sitting on the foreigners laps ...all it takes is one phone call from the hotel staff to gang up the team.
the guys in black are known as PEKIDA or TIGA LINE...
nstman is just a senile penile
Yo Knights Templar, if you say Malay girls sitting on some foreign laps at Qba, I guess you also forgot to find out that Qba is THE pick-up joint for those of us locals who can afford some Eastern European and North-Central Asian delights.
But why would the waiters want to round up a gang to whack foreigners who've got Malay girls sitting on their laps? If at all they feel it is wrong, then they should try counselling the Malay girls, but not in Qba. Drag them to Sahara tent in little Arabia or something...
this nstman is a lalang. on one hand he will f*#@ u up and when you retaliate, he flips the other side. No principles, no logic, no balls. Quick to judge but not himself/herself.
antony
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