10 men held over hacking case in Pekan Nanas
He said six suspects were remanded for 15 days starting May 21, one was remanded for seven days starting May 29, two were remanded for seven days starting June 1, while another was remanded for seven days starting June 3 under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
JOHOR BAHRU - Police have arrested 10 local men in a series of raids to assist in investigations into the case of a man being hacked to death in front of a restaurant in Pekan Nanas, Pontian on May 21.
Johor acting police chief DCP Hoo Chuan Huat said acting on information, a police team from the Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7) and the Special Investigation Division (D9), Johor police contingent headquarters (IPK) together with the Criminal Investigation Division of Pontian district police headquarters, arrested all the men aged 18 to 28 around Pontian and Batu Pahat, from May 21 to Tuesday.
"We also seized vehicles, clothes, face masks and weapons used in the incident," he said in a statement last night.
Hoo said checks found that six suspects had criminal records and two others had criminal and narcotics records, while an initial urine screening test conducted on them found that one suspect tested positive for benzo-type drugs.
He said six suspects were remanded for 15 days starting May 21, one was remanded for seven days starting May 29, two were remanded for seven days starting June 1, while another was remanded for seven days starting June 3 under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The investigation papers were then referred to the state Public Prosecutor's Office yesterday and the charges against the seven suspects along with five others who are still at large under Section 302 of the Penal Code were read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code for murder.
According to Hoo, three suspects were released and made prosecution witnesses on bond under Section 118 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
"Based on the investigation conducted, we believe the motive of the incident is related to elements of a secret society including recruiting new members," he said,
Therefore, he advised the public, especially young people, not to get caught up in secret societies and to channel any criminal information to the nearest police station as well as the Johor Police hotline at 019-2792095 or the Johor IPK operations room line at 07-2212999.
Earlier, the media reported that a 22-year-old local man was found dead in a pool of blood in front of a restaurant in Pekan Nanas, Pontian.
The victim, who suffered serious injuries to his hands and feet, was later confirmed dead at the scene and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. - BERNAMA
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