BUKIT KAYU HITAM, Feb 28 — Two more suspects have been arrested over the shooting of the vehicle carrying the commander of the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) in Bukit Kayu Hitam on Wednesday.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the latest arrests were of two local men, aged 51 and 58, here last night.
“Based on the earlier arrests and follow-up investigations, we identified two more suspects, leading to the arrests last night.
“In the first 24 hours, we are processing them and will seek a remand order after that period. That is the current status of the investigation,” he said at a press conference today.
Earlier, he paid an official visit to the AKPS entry point at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex. Also present were AKPS director-general Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain and Kedah police chief Adzli Abu Shah.
Saifuddin said that in the aftermath of the shooting, AKPS commander Mohd Nasaruddin M. Nasir told police he believed he had been tailed by unidentified individuals before the attack.
Saifuddin added that Nasaruddin also provided details on the physical appearance and demeanour of the individuals, enabling police to develop a profile and subsequently arrest the two suspects.
Previously, police detained seven individuals, aged between 22 and 52, including a 22-year-old Thai woman, in several raids here and in Padang Besar on the same day as the shooting.
On Wednesday, the Proton X70 driven by Nasaruddin was shot at around 5.40am on the slip road leading to Masjid Muhajirin here, about 1km from the Malaysian-Thai border.
Two suspects on a motorcycle fired two shots, believed to have been discharged from a semi-automatic weapon.
