The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar has confirmed the arrest of 42-year-old disabled businessman Hashim Kadir under the Internal Security Act.
“It is confirmed (that he was arrested) as we believe he is a threat to national security,” he told reporters at a press conference after the launch of the Safe City Monitoring System at a hotel here yesterday.
Lawyer N. Surendran said Hashim was picked up by several police officers at his house in Kampung Kerinchi on April 3.
He said Hashim's family members were seeking details over his whereabouts.
“It is confirmed (that he was arrested) as we believe he is a threat to national security,” he told reporters at a press conference after the launch of the Safe City Monitoring System at a hotel here yesterday.
Lawyer N. Surendran said Hashim was picked up by several police officers at his house in Kampung Kerinchi on April 3.
He said Hashim's family members were seeking details over his whereabouts.
It was reported in an online news portal yesterday that PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said they were informed that Hashim was connected to militants in Cambodia.
“If the allegation is true, he should be brought to court and be allowed to defend himself,” she said, adding that the arrest was politically motivated.
“If the allegation is true, he should be brought to court and be allowed to defend himself,” she said, adding that the arrest was politically motivated.
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