SHAH ALAM: Police have arrested eight local men involved in a fight at the Meru police station in Klang.
Selangor Police Chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar said the incident on March 2 involved a commotion inside the police station compound, believed to have stemmed from a dispute over a security area.
“As of now, eight male citizens have been arrested in connection with the incident, involving three separate rounds of arrests,” he said during a press conference at the Selangor police contingent headquarters (IPK) here on Thursday (March 5).
The first arrest involved five suspects, aged between 28 and 41, who were remanded for three days from March 3 to March 5, with an application to extend the remand granted until March 6.
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The second arrest involved two men, aged between 39 and 44, who are being remanded for three days from March 4 to March 6.
The third arrest involved a 38-year-old man who is also being remanded for three days from March 5 to March 7.
Checks also found that some of the suspects had previous criminal records involving violent crimes, including murder under Section 302, attempted murder under Section 307, gang robbery and housebreaking, with one suspect listed as a wanted person.
“One of the suspects is also wanted and listed under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1959,” he said.
“Preliminary urine screening found one suspect positive for benzodiazepine, while the others tested negative,” he added.
He said police also seized a black helmet and a metal pipe believed to have been used in the incident to assist investigations.
The case is being investigated under Sections 148, 427 and 324 of the Penal Code, Section 90 of the Police Act 1967 and Section 6 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act.
He stressed that stern action without compromise would be taken against anyone who challenges the sovereignty of the police institution and threatens public order.
