Kuala Lumpur police says names of top gangsters revealed by the media two days ago were not released by the police.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The police did not release names of any gang leaders contrary to media reports two days ago, Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigations Department (CID) chief Ku Chin Wah clarified today.
He said this when asked to comment on a list of about 40 people who were named as gang leaders, by the media on Saturday. The reports which had quoted sources said the list was released by Bukit Aman.
“I don’t know about that (the list). It is not from us,” Chin Wah told FMT at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters today.
Ku is the second high ranking police officer to deny that such a list was released by the police. Late last week Bukit Aman vice, gambling and secret societies (D7) principal assistant director Abdul Jalil Hassan said he was unaware of such a list or its source.
The media had reported that police were after the named gang leaders as part of Ops Cantas Khas to eliminate gangsterism.
Among those whose identities were made public as allegedly top gangsters were Tiram Sasi (Johor), Sungai Way Sugu (KL), Prai Bala (Penang), Langkap Sasi (Perak) from Gang 04; Indren (Penang), Dark (KL), Siva Guru (KL) from Gang 08; Cendol Kanna (KL), Devan (leader of the gang in KL and who is also a millionaire drug trafficker) and Kajang Kalai (Kajang) from Gang 36.
S Kalaiarasu, a MIC youth exco who was identified as Kajang Kalai, has already denied the allegation that he is involved in secret societies, and is planning to sue the Home Ministry over the claim.
34 gangsters held
Meanwhile, city police chief Mohamad Salleh said todate the authorities have arrested 502 people under the special operation to nab gangsters.
“Since the launch of Ops Cantas, we checked on 10,126 individuals and 5,764 vehicles. A total of 502 people have been arrested for various crimes,” he said.
He said off those arrested, 34 were detained for being suspected members of secret societies.
“Of the 34, 29 are Indians and the balance five are Malays from the ages of 20 and 40 years old,” said Mohamad.
If found guilty they can be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined a maximum of RM15,000 under section 52 of the Societies Act 1966.
Mohmad also said the KL police conducted a special joint ops with 130 General Operations Force personnel over the weekend and detained 53 people.
Of these six Indians and a Malay were detained for being suspected members of secret societies.
UPDATED
KUALA LUMPUR: The police did not release names of any gang leaders contrary to media reports two days ago, Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigations Department (CID) chief Ku Chin Wah clarified today.He said this when asked to comment on a list of about 40 people who were named as gang leaders, by the media on Saturday. The reports which had quoted sources said the list was released by Bukit Aman.
“I don’t know about that (the list). It is not from us,” Chin Wah told FMT at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters today.
Ku is the second high ranking police officer to deny that such a list was released by the police. Late last week Bukit Aman vice, gambling and secret societies (D7) principal assistant director Abdul Jalil Hassan said he was unaware of such a list or its source.
The media had reported that police were after the named gang leaders as part of Ops Cantas Khas to eliminate gangsterism.
Among those whose identities were made public as allegedly top gangsters were Tiram Sasi (Johor), Sungai Way Sugu (KL), Prai Bala (Penang), Langkap Sasi (Perak) from Gang 04; Indren (Penang), Dark (KL), Siva Guru (KL) from Gang 08; Cendol Kanna (KL), Devan (leader of the gang in KL and who is also a millionaire drug trafficker) and Kajang Kalai (Kajang) from Gang 36.
S Kalaiarasu, a MIC youth exco who was identified as Kajang Kalai, has already denied the allegation that he is involved in secret societies, and is planning to sue the Home Ministry over the claim.
34 gangsters held
Meanwhile, city police chief Mohamad Salleh said todate the authorities have arrested 502 people under the special operation to nab gangsters.
“Since the launch of Ops Cantas, we checked on 10,126 individuals and 5,764 vehicles. A total of 502 people have been arrested for various crimes,” he said.
He said off those arrested, 34 were detained for being suspected members of secret societies.
“Of the 34, 29 are Indians and the balance five are Malays from the ages of 20 and 40 years old,” said Mohamad.
If found guilty they can be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined a maximum of RM15,000 under section 52 of the Societies Act 1966.
Mohmad also said the KL police conducted a special joint ops with 130 General Operations Force personnel over the weekend and detained 53 people.
Of these six Indians and a Malay were detained for being suspected members of secret societies.
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