JASIN, Jan 31 — An inmate who escaped from the Jasin Correctional Centre was recaptured around Alor Gajah at about 9 pm yesterday.
Acting Jasin district police chief ASP Mohd Fadzil Othman said the 43-year-old suspect was also produced before the Jasin Magistrate's Court today to apply for a remand order.
“Investigations are still ongoing under Sections 223 and 224 of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement today.
Earlier the police had been tracking down the male prisoner since he was discovered missing by a warden on January 24 at 2.20pm.
— Bernama
