INSPECTOR-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said there were no Singaporeans remanded for seven days over the attack on the Ulu Tiram police station.
According to reports in the New Straits Times, he said all those detained were Malaysians.
He also dismissed multiple reports that said a Singaporean was among the seven remanded for yesterday's attacks which left two policemen dead.
Earlier today, criminal defence lawyer Muhammad Zahier Rosli from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) who was appointed to represent all seven suspects told CNA that an elderly woman, who told him she is Singaporean, was among the seven.
He also said that the 65-year-old woman was the mother of the 21-year-old male suspect responsible for the attack.
Magistrate Hidayatul Syuhada Shamsudin issued the remand order which will be in effect from today (May 18) until Friday (May 24).
The remand order against the seven suspects, aged 19 to 62, was issued at the Seri Alam district police headquarters.
Those remanded include five members of the suspect’s family and two students from local higher education institutions.
Police are investigating the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
In the 2.45am ambush on the police station on Friday, three people were confirmed dead.
The dead constables are Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, 22, and Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24, while another policeman was injured after they were attacked by an intruder at the Ulu Tiram station.
The injured policeman, Mohd Hasif Roslan, is warded at the Sultan Ismail Hospital.
Razarudin said the intruder is believed to have been a member of Jemaah Islamiyah. - The Vibes, May 18, 2024.
