“I even had to get a job as an e-mail driver because my savings ran out,” he said at a news conference organized by Malaysian Chinese Association public services and complaints department head Michael Chong in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Wong said that shortly after repaying the debts, his son entered a rehabilitation center for gamblers and appeared to start a brand new chapter of his life.
“However, on June 2, I discovered that somebody had posted a photograph of me and my wife on Facebook with the caption ‘searching for it,'” he said.
“I also received a call from my other son who told me that: oh, long time (illegal moneylender) contacted him saying that his brother owed them 12,000 ringgit. The oh, long time threatened to hire a gang to come after us if the debt was not settled,” Wong said.
Wong said otherwise oh, very long time he sent him a WhatsApp message saying that the identical son owed them 1,200 ringgit.
“Honestly, I do not know the way many oh, very long time he owes him money. It’s hard for me to interrupt off contact with my son. It breaks my heart, but I needed to do it,” he said, adding that he had already filed a police report in regards to the threats.
In one other case, single mother Chai Siew Won, 34, had to go away out of fear on account of her ex-husband’s debts.
“We divorced in 2022 after about 10 years of marriage on account of his drug addiction and family neglect.
“Oh, I miss you began harassing us in April this 12 months, saying my ex-husband owed them over 5,000 ringgit.
“Even after I explained that I used to be not his wife, he oh, I miss you she refused to just accept it and threatened to harm me and my two daughters,” she said.
She said oh, very long time she even left letters within the mailbox with details about her ex-husband’s loan and her neighbors’ loan.
“I filed a police report about this,” she added.
