Eight cops including four senior officers detained in Tawau murder probe


KOTA KINABALU: Eight policemen attached to the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom), including four senior officers, have been arrested in connection with a murder in the east coast Tawau district.

Sabah Police Commissioner Comm Datuk Idris Abdullah confirmed the detention in a statement here on Saturday (Jan 28) following news reports over the matter previously.

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