KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — A man involved in the robbery and fatal shooting of a security van guard at a bank in Subang Jaya last month, now also faces a charge of killing a policeman in 2017.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director, Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said the arrest of the 38-year-old man had solved the case of murdering the policeman who was on duty at the Pinggiran USJ police station in Subang Jaya.
“The policeman’s missing (stolen) gun was also solved with the seizure of a Walther P99 semi-automatic pistol from the accused as the investigation revealed that it was the pistol used in the bank robbery involving the accused,” he said in a statement today.
Abd Jalil said the man also faced seven charges, namely, the fatal shooting of the security guard, attempted murder, two charges of possessing a firearm and three charges of armed bank robbery around Subang Jaya and Shah Alam, Selangor.
“The charge today was made at the Shah Alam court under Section 302 of the Penal Code which provides for the mandatory death sentence apart from under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder which t carries a jail term of up to 20 years if convicted.
“The accused was also charged with illegally possessing a firearm, namely, a Walther P99 semi-automatic pistol, under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 which carries a jail term of up to 14 years and not less than six strokes of the cane,” he said.
Abd Jalil said the man was also charged under Section 3 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 which carries the death penalty if convicted.
On March 11 (this year), the man was arrested for the robbery and fatal shooting of the security van guard and the police investigation identified the gun used had belonged to the police officer killed in 2017.
— Bernama
