KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Three General Operations Force (GOF) personnel from the Cheras 19th Battalion were arrested at midnight and today for suspected involvement in an armed robbery at a house in Semenyih yesterday.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that the two suspects, 32 and 35, were arrested at the Cheras 19th Battalion Camp at 12.20 am, while the third suspect, 24, then surrendered himself at the Kajang district police headquarters at 1pm to facilitate investigations.
"The police have remanded the first two suspects until August 7 and will apply for remand for the third suspect tomorrow,” he said in a statement today.
The case is being investigated under Section 3 of The Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971.
The police received a tip-off about the robbery at a house in Jalan Sungai Pening, Kampung Pasir, Semenyih at 12.17am yesterday, where it appeared that two suspects had fired several shots during the robbery.
Hussein also assured the public that the police will not protect any police officer or personnel found to be involved in criminal activities.
— Bernama
