Sirul’s name still listed in Interpol red notice - Bukit Aman
Despite his release from immigration detention in Australia, the police will maintain Sirul Azhar Umar's name in the Interpol red notice, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said.
He said so far, there have been...
Despite his release from immigration detention in Australia, the police will maintain Sirul Azhar Umar's name in the Interpol red notice, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said.
He said so far, there have been no instructions from any party to remove Sirul’s name.
“The red notice for Sirul remains in effect, even after his release in Australia.
"We are still working on it...and looking into ways (to bring Sirul back to the country), and now it is up to the Attorney-General's Chambers," Shuhaily (above) said during a special media briefing at Bukit Aman today.
Sirul, a former police officer, was sentenced to death for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006 and was in detention in Australia after his asylum claim in the country was rejected in 2019.
On Nov 8, the High Court in Australia ruled that indefinite immigration detention was unlawful and released Sirul.
Bomb threat
Meanwhile, regarding the fake bomb threats against several schools that were received via email, Shuhaily said the police are in contact with authorities in Jamaica as well as Trinidad and Tobago as both countries also received similar threats earlier this month.
"We want to find out what happened before this in their countries to understand the cause and motives for sending these emails.
"So far, we have received 51 police reports nationwide involving four government-aided schools, 15 private schools, and 32 international schools. Based on our preliminary investigation, the individuals involved took the email addresses of the schools which are displayed in the public domain," he said.
He said that 10 investigation papers have been opened under Section 507 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
"Although the bomb threats were a hoax, we take them seriously because we do not want anyone to take advantage to disturb the peace in this country. The police will visit every school that received the bomb threat email, " he said.
- Bernama
