KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The police have detained eight men and two women who allegedly threatened an enforcement officer with the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) recently.
Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Fadzil Ahmat said the eight men were aged between 22 and 57 were arrested at 2.45 pm on Wednesday while the two women aged 19 and 46He said all the suspects were arrested following a police report received on May 13 that the MPS officer's house in Rawang, Selangor was splashed with red paint and that had resulted in damage to two vehicles belonging to the victim.
“The initial confession from the suspects was that they were hired to attack the victim's house because the MPS took stern action to address the dumping problem at an illegal landfill in Kampung Sungai Tua Batu Caves, Selangor,” he said when contacted by Bernama on Saturday .
She said the two police reports had been lodged at the Rawang Police Station and that she assumed the threats received were serious with certain motives, but did not know who was behind it. “I have never received any threats before this, therefore, what has happened has made me scared. It also affects my neighbours who are worried over their safety as well,” she said.
Following the incident, the security control at her residence has been enhanced with the fixing of four closed-circuit television cameras, as well as patrols from the
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