Crime fears go viral in Malaysia

Julia ZappeiPublished: Aug 10, 2012 12:45 PM | Updated: Aug 10, 2012 9:11 PM

The fear of crime is soaring in Malaysia as personal tales of abduction, assault and robbery go viral online, upping pressure on authorities to respond and triggering scrutiny of official claims that offences are down.

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