KUALA LUMPUR: Police dismissed claims that a Customs Department senior officer, whose house was burned at Putrajaya recently, was previously threatened over a Goods and Services Tax (GST) case.
City Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Rusdi Mohd Isa said the report on receiving threats was lodged by another Customs officer who was not related to the arson case.
"Police have launched investigations based on police reports lodged by the two individuals.
"One report was opened under Section 507 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation. The other report was opened under Section 435 of the Penal Code for mischief by fire or explosive substance," he said.
He said Nor Azman Mat Jini, whose house at Precint 11 was set on fire on Tuesday, had lodged a report on receiving threats but that was in 2013 when he was an enforcement officer.
On Tuesday, Nor Azman and his family members were asleep when the fire broke out about 3.30am.
They woke up when the neighbour alerted Nor Azman and they managed to escape through the back door.
The fire razed four cars belonging to the family.
Nor Azman was attached to the Goods and Services Tax division and was due to retire in April.
Police have so far found a hammer and a lighter in the vicinity of the house which were believed to have been used to set the house on fire.
