Pinkfish concert organiser gives statement to police


PETALING JAYA: Police have recorded the statement of the Pinkfish countdown concert's organiser in connection with deaths and injuries sustained by concert-goers.

Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the organiser was called up on Monday (Jan 6).

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"We already recorded the organiser's statement about this ongoing case.

"So far we have recorded the statements of 43 individuals, including the organiser," he said when contacted.

He added that police will be calling up more people to give their statements soon, including friends and relatives of the deceased.

"We are still waiting for the toxicology reports on the four victims who died," he said.

It was reported that four local people died after attending the Pinkfish concert in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, on New Year's Eve.

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They are believed to have taken ecstasy.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan had stated that the four, along with three others, fell unconscious after apparently using drugs at the concert.

He revealed that investigations showed they had consumed ecstasy pills at the event.

Comm Hussein said some victims could have purchased the drugs before attending the concert, while others may have bought them there.

There are also suspicions that individuals were selling drugs at the concert.

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