Loan sharks harass family over late brother’s debt

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A family is being harassed by loan sharks who refuse to disclose the outstanding debt of their late relative.  At a press conference held at Wisma MCA on Friday (Feb 14), MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong condemned the loan sharks’ actions, calling them deeply distressing.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/da89z884  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A family is facing relentless harassment from loan sharks who refuse to disclose the outstanding

00:07debt of their late relative.

00:09For 52-year-old Che, the nightmare began in November last year when her brother tragically

00:15took his own life.

00:17By January, she started receiving calls from loan sharks claiming he owed them money.

00:23This came as a shock as she was unaware of any such arrangement.

00:27She also suspects that pressure from the loan sharks may have contributed to his death.

00:32The family had a strained relationship with the deceased due to his history of borrowing

00:37money from them.

00:38Che had not been in contact with her brother for three years before his passing.

00:43Despite repeated requests for clarity on the debt, the loan sharks refuse to disclose the

00:48amount owed, instead continuing to harass her family, including her elderly mother.

00:55They have also posted defamatory statements about the family on social media.

01:25At a press conference on Friday, Che strongly condemned the loan sharks' actions, calling

01:33them deeply distressing.

01:46He also revealed that the family has already lodged two police reports this month.

01:51Che added that his department is drafting a letter to the police urging them to investigate

01:56the matter under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

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