DEPUTY Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi does not rule out the possibility that a hired killer was involved in the murder of a Bukit Aman officer at a house in Taman Sri Hosba, Changlun, on Friday.

He said police believed that a foreign shooter might have been hired by a local triad.

“Although there is a possibility that a hired foreign shooter was involved, we will find, arrest and drag (the suspect) to court through the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and information-sharing by our intelligence,” he told reporters after opening the Teluk Intan Umno division delegates conference today.

Zahid, who is also home minister, said the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Kedah police chief Asri Yusoff had been updating him on the case.

In the 10.25pm incident, Sub-Inspector Abu Hashim Ismail, 54, who was attached to the Bukit Aman CID, died on the spot after he was shot at six times, four of which struck him in the back.

Police have detained three men to facilitate investigations, including a 35-year-old, who was remanded for a week beginning yesterday.

Zahid extended his condolences to the victim’s family and promised to assist them.

“We will do the best for the family and intensify our search for the mastermind.” – Bernama, August 20, 2017.