KOTA BAHARU: The police have formed a special task force to probe into the death threat made by a group of youths against Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
Deputy IGP Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said the police would also work with the Communications and Multimedia Ministry to identify the individuals involved.
“We are in the process of identifying the blogs and we have classified it as a criminal intimidation case,” he told reporters after a luncheon with senior citizens at the Rumah Seri Kenangan here.
The programme, organised by the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital’s Kota Baharu People’s Caring Cancer Fund and the Unity and Racial Relations Bureau of the Kota Baharu People’s Association (POKB), was held in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration.
Also present was Kelantan police chief Datuk Mazlan Lazim and POKB president Sheikh Ahmad Dasuki Sheikh Mohamad.
Recently, a video clip went viral on the social media, showing three masked men who called themselves Anak Malaysia Anti Demokrasi (Amad) threatening to blow up the IGP’s car and kill him.
In another development, Noor Rashid said the Attorney-General’s Chambers had yet to start the process of requesting for the extradition of former Special Action Unit (UTK) personnel Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, who had been sentenced to death by the Federal Court for murdering Mongolian part-time model, Altantuya Shaariibuu, nine years ago.
Sirul Azhar is believed to be in Australia.
On Friday, Australian Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton was reported to have said that the Australian government would ‘consider’ any application for extradition, including of Sirul Azhar.
Sirul Azhar had gone to Australia before the Federal Court, in overturning a Court of Appeal decision, found him and Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri guilty of having murdered the Mongolian woman.
The Federal Court then issued a warrant of arrest for Sirul Azhar.
On Jan 16, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the Australian government would not entertain a Malaysian government request to have Sirul Azhar extradited.
This being that the Australian extradition law does not allow a person to be extradited to face an offence that carries the death penalty.
On nomination day for the Chempaka state by-election, which is on March 10, Noor Rashid assured that the police would station adequate personnel to safeguard the people’s safety and ensure smooth nomination process.
The Chempaka state seat fell vacant following the death of the incumbent assemblyman Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat due to prostate cancer on Feb 12. — Bernama