KUALA LUMPUR: Two more police officers, including an Inspector, have been arrested in connection with the RM1.25 million extortion case involving individuals being investigated in a cryptocurrency case.
In addition to the Inspector, another person, a sergeant, was also arrested. This brings the total number of arrests so far to five, including an assistant commissioner of police (ACP).
Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, when contacted, confirmed the latest arrests under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
He said that a four-day remand order had also been obtained for the three senior police officers arrested earlier, all of whom were attached to a unit within the Commercial Crime Investigation Department in Bukit Aman.
"The officers from the JSJK have been remanded for four days, starting from today, until Tuesday," he said.
Earlier, three senior officers with the rank of ACP, superintendent, and an inspector – aged between 38 and 50 – were reported to have been arrested in Jalan Tun Razak here, in connection with the extortion case.
The investigation into the case is being conducted by the Elite Crime Investigation Unit (USJT) of the Law/Prosecution Division (D5) of the Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ) at Bukit Aman, under Section 384 of the Penal Code.