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New Straits Times
3 days ago
- New Straits Times
Police detain 13 suspects involved in communications cable theft under Sosma
SHAH ALAM: Police have arrested 13 individuals under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), in connection with their involvement in communication cable theft, believed to be with intent to sabotage major communication systems in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that all suspects, arrested through Op Lusuh Mulia, committed these crimes along critical routes supporting government data infrastructure and the security sector. "Disruptions to these facilities have the significant potential to affect the maintenance of telecommunication services and related communication infrastructure, thereby threatening public order. "Therefore, all suspects will be further detained for a period not exceeding 28 days under the provisions of Section 4(5) of Sosma to assist the ongoing investigation," he said in a statement today. He added that the police are committed to combating crimes that can threaten national security and public well-being, while also calling for public cooperation to help curb criminal activities. The case is being investigated under Section 124 of the Penal Code. Previously, Hussein was reported to have said that five police personnel, including two Sergeants and three Corporals, were masterminds behind cable theft activities around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor for the past year. He said that the police personnel, who were stationed at district police headquarters and police stations around the two states, were among 16 suspects, including a woman, aged between 23 and 53, arrested for involvement in the syndicate known as "Sindiket Mulia" (Mulia Syndicate), named after its leader. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Longer Sosma detention for 13 cable theft suspects
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the 13 suspects will be detained for a maximum of 28 days to aid ongoing investigations. PETALING JAYA : Police have extended the detention of 13 people under the Sosma security law to facilitate their investigation into a cable theft syndicate believed to be sabotaging the nation's communications systems. Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the suspects are being detained for suspected involvement in crimes intended to sabotage critical communications infrastructure in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. 'The cables stolen were crucial to the government's data infrastructure and security sector. 'Any disruptions in these facilities can trigger larger disruptions in the national communications system and threaten the public peace,' Sinar Harian quoted him as saying today. Hussein said the suspects will be detained for a maximum of 28 days to aid ongoing investigations. Previously, he said the syndicate was known as 'Sindiket Mulia', masterminded by two men with 36 and 29 previous criminal cases each, including drug-related offences. Hussein said the syndicate has made at least 23 cable sales at a scrap metal shop in Semenyih, with a total value of RM683,000. He also said five policemen were among the 16 people arrested earlier for suspected ties to the syndicate. 'Investigations found that the syndicate members received information from the police officers involved about areas with fewer patrols and so on,' he said. He said the syndicate was also aided by technicians and security guards from companies appointed by Telekom Malaysia.
The Star
3 days ago
- The Star
Police detain 13 suspects involved in cable theft under Sosma
SHAH ALAM: Police have arrested 13 individuals under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), in connection with their involvement in communication cable theft, believed to be with intent to sabotage major communication systems in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan stated that all suspects, arrested through Op Lusuh Mulia, committed these crimes along critical routes supporting government data infrastructure and the security sector. "Disruptions to these facilities have the significant potential to affect the maintenance of telecommunication services and related communication infrastructure, thereby threatening public order. "Therefore, all suspects will be further detained for a period not exceeding 28 days under the provisions of Section 4(5) of Sosma to assist the ongoing investigation," he said in a statement on Friday (May 30). He added that the police are committed to combating crimes that can threaten national security and public well-being, while also calling for public cooperation to help curb criminal activities. The case is being investigated under Section 124 of the Penal Code. Previously, Hussein was reported to have said that five police personnel, including two sergeants and three corporals, were mastermminds behind cable theft activities around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor for the past year. He stated that the police personnel, who were stationed at District Police Headquarters (IPD) and police stations around the two states, were among 16 suspects, including a woman, aged between 23 and 53, arrested for involvement in the syndicate known as "Sindiket Mulia" (Mulia Syndicate), named after its leader. - Bernama
Malaysiakini
3 days ago
- Malaysiakini
Police nab 13 under Sosma over alleged communications cable theft
Police have arrested 13 individuals under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), in connection with their involvement in communication cable theft. It is believed they had the intent to sabotage major communication systems in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
The Star
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
GISB CEO and wife lose habeas corpus appeal
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) chief executive officer Datuk Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and his wife, Azura Md Yusof, seeking to have their habeas corpus application remitted to the High Court for a full hearing on its merits. Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who chaired a three-member panel, delivered a unanimous decision that the appeal was devoid of merit. The panel upheld the Johor Baru High Court's decision to strike out the couple's habeas corpus application on grounds that the matter had become moot. Also sitting on the Federal Court panel were Justices Abu Bakar Jais and Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera. Nasiruddin, 65, and Azura, 58, had filed the application to challenge their detention under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma). On Jan 14, the Johor Baru High Court, presided by Justice Abu Bakar Katar, struck out the couple's application after allowing the respondents' preliminary objection that the matter had become moot. The judge held that at the time the application was filed on Oct 24 last year, the applicants were no longer detained under Sosma, but were held under a valid warrant of arrest issued by the Selayang Sessions Court. The respondents named in the application were the Home Minister, Inspector-General of Police, Public Prosecutor, directors of the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Prisons Departments, and the government. The couple were initially arrested on Sept 19, 2024 and subsequently detained under Sosma on Oct 10. They were among 22 individuals charged in the Selayang Sessions Court on Oct 23 last year with being members of an organised criminal group operating in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, Selangor, between October 2020 and September 2024. During yesterday's proceedings, their counsel Najib Zakaria contended that the habeas corpus application remained relevant notwithstanding its academic nature, as it raised live legal issues warranting adjudication, Bernama reported.
