Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Chau Wai Kuong said yesterday that the recent rise in gaming-related loan-sharking cases and gaming-related false imprisonment cases was partially due to the drop in gaming revenues over the last few years.
Chau made the remarks on the sidelines of an award ceremony commemorating the 57th anniversary of the Judiciary Police at the PJ headquarters in Zape.
Addressing the award ceremony, Chau said that the Judiciary Police recorded 413 gaming-related loan-sharking cases and 523 gaming-related false imprisonment cases between June 2016 and May 2017, a 6.2 percent increase and a 20.2 percent increase from the corresponding period in 2015 and 2016, when the Judiciary Police recorded 389 gaming-related usury cases and 435 gaming-related false imprisonment cases.
Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Chau Wai Kuong speaks to reporters at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
