Cops to re-probe Taiping taiko: TAIPING, Sept 23 — Perak police have been told to re-open the case of an alleged drink-driving suspect who killed three people and injured three others in a hit-and-run three months ago. State police chief Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani told The Malay Mail yesterday that the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) had returned investigation papers to the police to tighten a few loose ends. Acryl refused to divulge details of the chemist report received last week. “Fresh investigations are under way and we are looking into the areas highlighted by the DPP before re-submitting the papers,” he said. Taiping district police chief ACP Yusof Mohd Diah said the case has been referred to Bukit Aman “for advice”. When asked if the case was of special interest and why it had been referred to Bukit Aman, Yusof said: “Bukit Aman is just stepping in to provide advice and guidance.” Earlier last week, Yusof said he was yet to ascertain if the suspect, a well-known businessman, had been drunk and that the chemist report was only expected to be out last Friday. However, he too remain tight-lipped about the findings when contacted yesterday. Certain quarters have claimed that police investigations into the incident on June 18, when the man — who is still moving about freely — mowed down the six people along a 2km stretch, were shoddy. Yusof promised a transparent investigation. Asked last week why the report was taking so long (three months), Yusof had said that there could have been a error in the report that led to the delay. The suspect, who is currently on police bail, had separately rammed into four different motorcycles along a 2km stretch at the Taiping-Simpang main road at 2am. He reportedly drove straight home after that. Harvinder Singh, 28, Mohd Zaini Abdullah, 57, and his wife, Radzizah Mohd Yusoff, 55, were killed. The injured were Johari Zakari, 45, and Harvinder’s friend Mohd Ismail Md Ramli, 22, who suffered a broken leg, and an unidentified motorcyclist. When The Malay Mail visited Kampung Larutin, where the suspect and victims live, all the victims were tight-lipped. They said the suspect was intimidating, and they were afraid to discuss the matter openly as they feared for their safety. Johari also frequently reminded our reporters during the interview that the suspect lived in the same neighbourhood. Several residents, speaking anonymously, called the police investigation dreadful and instead urged for federal police intervention. They demanded urgency in the name of public interest. dlvr.it/41FMlr
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 23:27:38 +0000
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