KUALA LUMPUR: One of three policemen suspected of kidnapping a Bangladeshi journalist has been suspended from duty.
Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid confirmed the suspension and said further action on the other two officers will be considered pending the outcome of the investigation.
"We have suspended one officer, and we are awaiting further developments. The case is under investigation by the Selangor Police. As for Kuala Lumpur Police, we have taken action by suspending one officer.
"The investigation has concluded, and we are anticipating additional decisions," he told the media at the monthly assembly at the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) today.
Previously, it was reported that the investigation papers concerning the three police officers accused of kidnapping a Bangladeshi journalist were submitted to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) last week.
Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that all three members of the Special Branch unit at the Putrajaya District Police Headquarters (IPD) have been released on bail after the end of their remand.
Initially, it was reported that an unnamed Bangladeshi journalist recounted facing harrowing experiences after being abducted and tortured for three days by several local individuals in a residence near Klang, Selangor.
The victim, in his 30s, disclosed that he was physically assaulted, whipped, stabbed in the stomach, and cut on the hand by the assailants. They demanded a ransom of RM1.9 million for his release.
The incident occurred on Nov 7 when three individuals claiming to be police officers visited his residence in Putrajaya, supposedly to assist in an investigation related to a case.
