Cops: Suspect had been following AKPS commander for a month


SUNGAI PETANI: One of the three suspects detained on Saturday (Feb 28) over a shooting incident involving the vehicle of a Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) commander in Bukit Kayu Hitam is believed to have been tailing the victim for the past month.

Kedah police chief Comm Datuk Adzli Abu Shah said the suspect, a local man, is believed to have followed Senior Asst Comm Mohd Nasaruddin M. Nasir when the victim was heading to the mosque in the early morning prior to the incident on Feb 25.

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