Inspector among eight cops nabbed in RM35,000 JB extortion case

JOHOR BARU: A police inspector and seven other personnel have been arrested for extortion involving RM35,000, says Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar.

He said the eight were with the Seri Alam police headquarters Narcotics Department.

“We received a report at 9.32pm on Monday (Feb 5) about an extortion case,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (Feb 7).

He added that the suspects are aged between 20 and 50 and had been remanded until Friday (Feb 9) to assist with the investigation under Section 384 of the Penal Code for extortion.

“The case is still under investigation and the people are reminded not to speculate or make comments that could affect the investigation process,” he said.

Comm Kumar also said state police remained committed to maintain integrity and clean up criminal misconduct among its officers and personnel to increase public confidence in the force.

“We will not compromise on such matters and will take strict action," he added.