KUALA LUMPUR – Only seven individuals have been remanded so far for investigations into the fatal attack on the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor Bahru last week, which claimed the lives of two police officers.
Confirming this, Johor police chief Commissioner M. Kumar said investigations are ongoing.
“So far, only seven individuals are still under remand. The investigation into this case is currently ongoing.
“If there are any new developments, we will inform you. Until then, please let the police carry out their investigation,” he said in a statement today.
The seven are investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
Those remanded include five members of the suspect’s family and two students from local higher education institutions.
Previously, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Tan Sri Razarudin Husain told Scoop that all seven people who are in remand are Malaysians, not Singaporeans.
He said this in response to reports that a Singaporean was among the seven people placed in police custody.
The remand order until May 24 against the seven suspects, ages 19 to 62, was issued by magistrate Hidayatul Syuhada Shamsuddin at the Seri Alam district police headquarters.
In the 2.45am incident last Friday, constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, 22, and constable Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24, died after they were attacked by a man armed with a machete, who then seized two firearms from the policemen.
Another policeman was injured when shot during the incident and is in stable condition at the hospital. – May 20, 2024