3 polis ditahan disyaki peras ugut RM13,000
Polis Pulau Pinang berkata pengadu dakwa digari dan diugut akan dikait kes curi kabel jika tak serahkan wang.
Policemen in Kuala Lumpur are under investigation after allegedly extorting RM13,000 from victims in connection with a theft of telecommunication cables, according to police chief Dennis Lim Kwang Keng. The four officers, aged between 30 and 48, were detained yesterday to assist with the ongoing investigation. Lim stated that the men were held for four days until September 16 to aid the investigation.
The police are continuing to investigate the incident, which has been classified under Section 384 of the Penal Code, involving coercion. The suspects allegedly kidnapped their own three cousins who went to Jalan Ladang Hong Seng, Pulau Tikus, to find their brother who was allegedly detained by the police. However, they were subsequently detained by four police officers around 2:30 am.
The victims claimed they were threatened and forced to withdraw money from automatic teller machines (ATMs) in Burma Street before handing over the RM13,000 to one of the suspects to secure their release.
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