Twist in Iraqi 'extortion' case


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 23 Jul 2003

PENANG: The case of the Iraqi detained on suspicion of trying to extort money from a distressed family here has been classified as “putting a person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion.'' 

The arrest was made following a report lodged at the Dang Wangi police station in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday by Faridah Abdullah, 56, mother of Malaysian student in Iraq Mohd Abdullah Osman. 

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