Published: Sunday May 12, 2013 MYT 11:49:00 AM
Updated: Sunday May 12, 2013 MYT 12:34:40 PM
56-year-old man detained over Customs deputy D-G murder
By FARIK ZOLKEPLI
KUALA LUMPUR: A 56-year-old man was detained in connection with the murder of Customs deputy director-general Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh said the suspect was detained by a special task force in Petaling Jaya at about 8.30am on Saturday.
“We believe the suspect is a person of interest.
“He has been detained to faciliate investigations into the murder of Shaharuddin,” he said in a statement Sunday.
He added the suspect would be remanded.
Asked whether police would be making more arrests, he declined to elaborate.
However, DCP Mohmad said police would utilise all of its resources to catch the culprits responsible for the shooting as it is a high profile case.
“The police is still investigating the matter and we aim to uncover more leads.
“I hope the media and the public can give us room to investigate the case thoroughly,” he said.
As of today, more than 35 people have been questioned by police in connection with Shaharuddin's murder.
The police questioned these individuals in a bid to ascertain the motive for the shooting but detailed information could not be divulged as it may jeopardise investigations.
Shaharuddin, who headed the Customs and Internal Tax Unit division, was a year away from retirement when he was shot on April 26.
He left his house in Dengkil at 7.55am in a Nissan SUV and was shot at a traffic light at the Lebuh Wawasan-Lebuh Sentosa flyover 20 minutes later by two men on a motorcycle.
The pillion rider fired three shots with an automatic weapon.
The Negri Sembilan-born Shaharuddin served the department for over 30 years. His work earned him the moniker “Mr Clean”.
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