Bodyguard arrested for disguising as policeman, pointing a gun

KAJANG - The act of a bodyguard posing as a policeman while showing a gun just to meet his girlfriend led to his arrest in a residential area in Bandar Sungai Long near here on Thursday.

Kajang District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zaid Hassan said the police received the report at 7.11pm from an individual who works as a security guard in the residential area involved.

He said the incident happened when the suspect wanted to enter the residential area to meet his girlfriend.

"The security guard involved asked the suspect to identify himself to be registered as a visitor, but the suspect refused to cooperate and later introduced himself as a police officer.

"The suspect became angry after the victim did not believe him and then acted to show a pistol tucked in his waist," he said in a statement on Friday.

He said the suspect also scolded and threatened the victim during the incident.

"The victim then allowed the suspect to enter the residential area involved," he said.

He further said the investigation carried out later led to the arrest of the suspect by a team of police officers from the D7 Branch of IPD Kajang.

"The review found that the 26-year-old suspect was not a police officer but rather worked as a bodyguard with a security company.

"We also seized a pistol with 10 live bullets," he said.

Mohd Zaid said the investigation found that the suspect had a letter of authorization to carry and use weapons and ammunition issued for the purpose of assignment with the security control company.

"The suspect does not have any past record, and the suspect's urine screening test was negative.

"The suspect is now remanded for four days for further investigation under Section 506/170 of the Penal Code, Section 8(a) of the Weapons Act 1960, and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955," he said.