KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) was arrested last Thursday for allegedly being involved in an extortion case involving RM5,000 in cash in an incident at a restaurant in Bukit Bintang here on March 14.
Dang Wangi police chief ACP Sazalee Adam said investigations were launched after a local man lodged a police report, expressing dissatisfaction with the suspect’s actions, who was believed to have handcuffed his colleague and threatened him to demand money.
He said that in the incident, which occurred at about 1.30 am along Jalan Angsoka, the complainant’s colleague was allegedly detained by the suspect on the grounds that their employer was wanted for suspected involvement in scam syndicate activities in Cambodia and China.
“The complainant, who went to the scene, found that his colleague had been handcuffed for nearly an hour before being released, and claimed he was forced to hand over RM5,000 in cash to the officer at the restaurant,” he said in a statement today.
Sazalee said the suspect has been remanded for four days from yesterday until Tuesday to assist in investigations.
The case is being investigated under Section 384 of the Penal Code for extortion.
-- BERNAMA
