KOTA KINABALU: A policeman points his gun at a man attempting to escape a roadblock in Sabah’s east coast Tawau District.
The incident was caught in two video clips and was widely shared on social media.
Tawau police chief Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin has since confirmed the incident, stating that it occurred near a school at Jalan Utara at about 10.30am on Sunday (Oct 6).
He said the suspect, aged 35, who was later apprehended, had earlier tried to flee from a roadblock mounted by the district traffic policemen.
“I confirm that a report was made by a Tawau traffic policeman over the incident yesterday (Sunday),” he said in a statement on Monday (Oct 8).
“We have initiated an investigation under Section 186 of the Penal Code (for obstructing a public servant from carrying out his duties) and Section 26(2) of the Police Act 1967 (failure to comply with any reasonable signal from police to stop),” he added.
ACP Jasmin said they were now investigating whether the suspect is a foreigner or has valid documents.
He said they would submit their finding to the deputy public prosecutor for the next course of action.
