KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the death of a borrower, loan sharks are still harassing the victim's family.
Lai, 51, said his 44-year-old brother-in-law Yee, who died in September last year, had allegedly accumulated debts with the loan sharks, also known as ah long.
"We were only aware that he owed ah long when they started harassing our family.
"The ah long even came to our house, threatening us unless we settled my late brother-in-law's debts," he told a press conference organised by MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong at Wisma MCA on Sunday (Sept 21).
Lai said it was not fair for the loan sharks to go after his family when they did not even borrow from them.
"After the house visit, the loan sharks start calling and sending messages to me and other family members.
"We believe he (Yee) was in debt due to a failed business venture," he said, adding that he was not aware of the exact amount that Yee borrowed.
He has since lodged a police report on the matter.
"We hope the authorities can intervene before any of my family members are seriously assaulted or hurt.
"We are innocent as we never borrowed from the loan sharks," he added.
Meanwhile, Chong said it was unfortunate that family members are being threatened by the ah long even after the borrower had died.
"They should stop this harassment as soon as possible as the family members are not responsible for the borrower's actions.
"We hope the police will get to the bottom of the matter," he added.
