Remand extended again on three suspects in Customs deputy D-G's murder

PUTRAJAYA: The remand order on three suspects connected to the assassination of Customs deputy director-general Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim last year has been extended until July 18.

The order was issued by the Magistrate's Court here Friday.

One of the men, a 20-year-old electrician, was previously remanded on June 24 to be investigated under Section 395/397 of Penal Code for armed robbery.

The other two men, who are brothers, were first remanded on July 6 after they were arrested on the day.

Investigating Officer DSP Hamzah Buman said there were seven suspects so far in remand being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

It was reported that four men, in their 30s and 40s, were arrested in Ampang and Batu Caves in two separate raids on July 1.

One of them led police to a house in Taman Jati, Rawang, at about 10am last Wednesday where a T-shirt, believed to have been worn by the gunman on the day of Shaharuddins murder, was recovered.

Meanwhile, the electrician was initially arrested for robbery in Cheras on June 23.

He was placed in police custody and was being investigated for armed robbery, and during investigations the police had linked him to the assassination of Shaharuddin.

Shaharuddin, who headed the Customs and Internal Tax Unit Division, was a year away from retirement when he was shot on April 26 last year.

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Remand extended again on three suspects in Customs deputy D-G's murder