KOTA BHARU, April 16 — The man who was arrested over Sunday’s (April 14) shooting incident at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 has been remanded for seven days.
The Kota Bharu Magistrate’s Court issued an order today to remand the 38-year-old until April 22 to facilitate investigations under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 and Section 8 of the Arms Act 1960.
Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid issued the remand order.
The suspect in lock-up attire arrived at the court at 8.25am, escorted by several police personnel.
He was arrested in front of a private hospital at about 3pm yesterday by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers.
In the 1.30am shooting incident, a man fired two shots at his pregnant wife at the entrance of the arrival hall but missed.
One of the shots hit her bodyguard in the abdomen. He was admitted to the hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.
The police had earlier said they were looking for Hafizul Harawi, 38, to help in investigations into the case.
— Bernama
