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CITY OF GEORGE: Four more people, including a staff member from the Immigration Department, have been arrested in connection with the illegal release of 11 scam suspects in Macau last month, Penang Police Chief Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan said.
He said the four men were detained separately in Penang recently on suspicion of being linked to four policemen who had been arrested in connection with the case.
“Apart from the four police officers arrested, two inspectors on February 12 and two ASPs on February 15, we also captured four men for their alleged role in the release of the 11 Macau scam suspects, who are Chinese nationals.
“I have recommended that the four policemen, from the CCID Northeast District Police, be transferred to other divisions that are not involved in operations and investigation,” he said today at a press conference here.
He said that a special team from the Penang CID was close to completing the investigation and was awaiting some chemical reports related to the case.
Sahabudin said the case was being investigated under Section 217 of the Penal Code, which deals with public officials who disobey the law with the intention of saving a person from punishment, or property from forfeiture.
He said the eight men, between the ages of 20 and 60, had been released on police bail.
Sahabudin said that he was very disappointed that such an incident had occurred.
“As soon as I was informed that the suspects did not arrive (Department of Immigration), I ordered the special team of the CID to initiate an investigation,” he added.
He assured that the case would be investigated thoroughly and fairly, although it involved police personnel.
Yesterday, the director of the federal police’s Department of Integrity and Compliance, Datuk Zamri Yahya, said that the 11 detainees from the Macau scam were said to have been turned over to an Immigration Department ‘official’ but were not sent to a holding depot. – Called
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