Five remanded over assault on Sri Lankan HC

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Five people, who were arrested for allegedly assaulting Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Malaysia Ibrahim Ansar, have been remanded, Star Online said.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Abdul Samah Mat said the group, aged between 25 and 56, would be remanded until Wednesday to facilitate investigations over Sunday’s incident at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

"They were arrested at their homes between 5pm Sunday and 7pm yesterday (Tuesday). Three of them were detained in Sungai Siput, Perak; two in Rawang and one in Dengkil, Selangor. At the moment, we have identified at least four more suspects who we believe were involved in the commotion. A manhunt has since been launched," he said at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters monthly assembly on Tuesday.

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Arnold Tuesday, 06 September 2016 01:56 PM

A full scale interrogation will surely reveal MR was behind this attack. This is nothing but a sympathy vote seeking stunt. If it was a real attack they should have attacked MR and not this innocent man. Moreover Tamils are not stupid to hit an unrelated guy and tarnish their name.

BuffaloaCitizen Tuesday, 06 September 2016 02:00 PM

Well done Malaysia, all acts of criminality needs to addressed appropriately and not selectively in the way it happens in SL.

zee Tuesday, 06 September 2016 02:01 PM

why didnt the airport police arrest the thugs immediately rather than disperse the crowd especially after. seeing a diplomat being assaulted Jail the buggers via DM Android App

OMG Tuesday, 06 September 2016 02:07 PM

that was quick, our police should be trained by them.

Randy Tuesday, 06 September 2016 02:19 PM

Excellent work, Malaysian Police. Let justice prevail, Nobody should be allowed to take the law into their hands. HE Ibrahim Ansar is a great career diplomat and deserves justice for what he had to face. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of our own authorities. Whatever happened when our former Ambassador to the UK, HE Chris Nonis was assaulted by the then powerful thug, Sajin Vaas? Shouldn't action have been taken against him?

Ajith Tuesday, 06 September 2016 03:23 PM

Well done Malaysia !

seqi Tuesday, 06 September 2016 04:14 PM

jail and then deport via DM Android App

dham Wednesday, 07 September 2016 02:55 AM

Request then to hand over SL via DM Android App

PERERA Wednesday, 07 September 2016 10:53 AM

deport? deport to where. we dont know what current nationality they possess.

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