QUOTE(Ginny88 @ Nov 1 2018, 09:19 AM)
TS, I think you have done enough. To go further will just punish yourself more. It is highly unlikely for the court to put Chen YK in jail for non-payment of a small debt so in the end you may get nothing. Even if you get your claim its value is far less than the trouble you have already put yourself through.
Idealist may say keep going but they are not in your shoes. In life we have to learn to move on.
Thank you for your advice.
I went to bailiff's office to claim my RM 1000 deposit (deposit for Bailiff's mileage claim) this noon.
I accidentally met the head of bailiff, he said something that was very useful to all of us:
He said, before we file a civil case, we need to know our objective whether if we want to (1) claim money or (2) give defendant a lesson, send him to jail.
For my case, since Chen Yoon Kwee is in jail now, I do not think he has money to pay me; so I should proceed to give Chen Yoon Kwee
a lesson, that is to send him to jail.
My case is civil, if I want to send Chen Yoon Kwee to jail, I need to pay for his meals in jail, that is RM 35 per day.
According to Bailiff head, usually defendant like Chen Yoon Kwee will be put in jail in short time by plaintiff, short time means in between 1 to 2 weeks,
because plaintiff needs to pay for their meals.
For Chen Yoon Kwee, since he is a garbage and he goes to jail often (according to one Kajang jail's staff), if I extend 1-2 weeks for Chen Yoon Kwee
to stay in jail, do you think this will make any difference to Chen Yoon Kwee?
Maybe Chen Yoon Kwee is more than happy to stay extra 1-2 weeks in jail since he can get free foods in jail.
I feel like laws are only to be used to scare people so that people (especially nice people) can be disciplined; laws may not work on bad people like Chen Yoon Kwee.