Temple attack middleman arrested weeks ago, say cops


Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Selangor police chief Mazlan Mansor says the man in the recently viral social media post was actually detained on December 3 and has been released on bail since then. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 16, 2018.

NO new arrests of any middleman or mastermind in connection to the attack at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Subang Jaya have been made by the police.

Selangor police chief Mazlan Mansor said this in response to a viral social media post claiming that the police had recently arrested a man at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 for helping hire a group of gangsters to attack the temple.


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  • Who gave the RM150,000? Did he not commit any offence in the books? RM50,000 was paid out to the thugs. Where is the balance RM100,000?

    Posted 5 years ago by Ravinder Singh

  • Has the person who paid him the RM150,000 been arrested too? Or is he still free?

    Posted 5 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah