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KUALA LUMPUR: A 52-year-old man was arrested by police on Tuesday after making criminal threats against a crime reporter for an article published in a vernacular newspaper.
Sentul Police Chief ACP Beh Eng Lai said today that the man, who is the father of one of four robbers shot to death by police in Sungai Buloh on December 25, had made death threats against the reporter from 43-year crimes days after he wrote a story about the case.
“The suspect was upset with the reporter for showing his support for the police in eradicating crimes through his writings. He telephoned the reporter before making the threats, “he said.
Beh said the reporter who was at his home in Jalan Ipoh at the time filed a police report shortly after receiving the call on December 28.
He said the suspect who has a disabled person’s card (OKU) and has mental disabilities was released on bail after being questioned by investigators.
Beh said that the suspect who lives in Petaling Jaya is being investigated for criminal intimidation through anonymous communications under Section 507 of the Penal Code.
On Christmas Day, the Selangor police shot dead four robbers after a high-speed chase in Sungai Buloh.
The robbers, who just minutes earlier had carried out a robbery in Rawang, had shot down a woman who was delivering food and dragged her several meters.
Police detectives who arrived at the scene came to their aid and were forced to open fire on the suspects after one of them pounced on the policemen armed with a parang.
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