PETALING JAYA: A senior official from the Prime Minister’s Office was detained yesterday over a viral video of the landslide that took place at Taman Bukit Permai 2 in Ampang last week.
The senior official was called to the criminal investigation department at the Ampang police station at 8pm yesterday and was allowed to return home at 11pm after his statement was recorded, Ampang Jaya district police chief Mohamad Farouk Eshak said in a statement today.
A suspect who had caused the video to go viral had also given a statement at the station earlier yesterday, Farouk said.
He said the suspect worked as a security guard and was a volunteer with the Civil Defence Force.
“After recording his statement, the suspect was arrested for testing positive for meth and possessing an online gambling application on his phone,” he said.
The suspect has been remanded for three days.
On Thursday, a landslide at Taman Bukit Permai 2 claimed four lives, besides damaging 15 houses and 10 vehicles.
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