KUALA LUMPUR: Five policemen were among seven men arrested on suspicion of being involved in robbing a foreigner at KL Trillion Residence in Jalan Tun Razak here last Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Rusli Mohd Isa said all the suspects were arrested on Sunday following a police report filed by the victim, a man who came with a female companion, also a foreign citizen, regarding the loss of jewellery and a sum of cash in their house with an estimated value of approximately RM260,000.
He said that besides the policemen, the other two suspects detained were a former policemen and a civilian who is believed to have impersonated as a police officer during the incident.
"At 11.50 pm (on Sunday), police detained three men. As a result of the arrests, police arrested four more men suspected to be involved. All suspects are aged between 28 and 41 years," he said in a statement today.
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The case is being investigated under Section 395/170 of the Penal Code.
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