Khalid (right) with (from second right) his deputy, Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim, Integrity and Standard Compliance Department director (JIPS) Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Hanafi, Bukit Aman Special Branch director Datuk Seri Mohamad Fuzi Harun and JIPS deputy director Datuk Rahim Jaafar posing for a photo after the launching at Bukit Aman. — Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have arrested several people suspected to be associated with militant activities in a series of operations in conjunction with the ongoing SEA Games KL2017 in the city, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
Those detained were Malaysians and foreigners, he said, but declined to disclose the number arrested or their gender.
He said they were held in the operations conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Division at Bukit Aman.
“We arrested several suspects believed to have links with militant groups around the world. Details on the arrests will be disclosed later.
“We will continue to trace foreigners who have links to international terrorist groups,” he said at a press conference after launching the My Spiritual Psychology Integrity Enhancement Module (MyPs) 2017 at Bukit Aman here.
KL2017, which was officially opened last Saturday, will be on until Aug 30 and see competition in 404 events for 38 types of sport.
Asked to comment on the terror vehicle attacks in Barcelona recently, Khalid said the police had taken several preventive measures and were ready to deal with such violence through joint patrols with the military at public places and tourist attractions in the city.
He also said that one of three men being remanded to assist in the investigation into the shooting death of a junior police officer in Taman Seri Hosba, Changlun, Kedah, last Friday had been a restricted resident under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959.
He said the man was only allowed to move about in Changlun so as to enable the police to monitor him.
It is learnt that the man had been a restricted residence in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, before he was allowed to live in Changlun.
Sub-inspector Abu Hashim Ismail, 54, who was attached to the CID at Bukit Aman, died after taking four of six shots fired at him in the incident at 10.25pm last Friday. — Bernama