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Sunday, 16 August 2009

IGP: No info on both Noordin and new LTTE leader - Malaysiakini

Police have not received any information on purported funds from several countries, including Malaysia, being channelled to wanted man Noordin Mat Top, Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan said.

"We are waiting from our counterparts in Indonesia if there are any information on the matter," he told a news conference after attending the completion of training for probationary inspectors here today.

He was asked to comment on claims by an Indonesian crime analyst that Malaysian-born Noordin obtained money to fund his terror activities from several neighbouring countries including Malaysia.

Musa (left) also said that the Malaysian police would cooperate fully with their Indonesian counterparts in exchanging information about Nordin's whereabouts.

He also said that police had not received any information on the purported presence of the new Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, in the country.

"We know that he has been moving about using forged passports," he said, adding that there was no confirmation whether the man said to be detained in Malaysia was indeed Selvarasa.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has on Monday refused to confirm whether Selvarasa was detained on Malaysian soil.

Officials in Colombo have declined to say how Pathmanathan was detained, but the Thai government said he was arrested in Kuala Lumpur and transferred to Sri Lanka through Bangkok.

Police probing MACC report

On the commotion during the arrest of Wong Chuan How, an aide to Selangor executive councillor Ronnie Liu by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday, Musa said police had received a report from the MACC on the matter.

"We are investigating," he said.

Wong was arrested yesterday to assist in investigations into alleged abuse of development funds worth RM500,000 involving 234 projects.

The 50-year-old political aide, who was injured while he was being arrested, has also lodge a police report yesterday.

A total of 281 probationary inspectors completed their training today with Seah Tiong Seng, 27, named as the best trainee.

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