Jamal Yunos escapes police custody

PETALING JAYA: Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos has slipped through police custody.

The controversial political figure was under police remand at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital's premium ward after he was charged there with three offences, including Section 34 of the Firearms Act 1960, for carrying a firearm while being drunk or disorderly.

Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Fadzil Ahmat said bail was set for RM3,000 for each offence.

“However, before the bail was processed, he went missing,” SAC Fadzil said when contacted yesterday.

Police have launched a manhunt called Ops Tutup to find him.

Jamal, 48, was also charged with committing public nuisance by breaking bottles containing alcoholic drinks with a hammer and causing disaster, danger and public nuisance in front of an exit gate of the Selangor State Secretariat building at 10.15am on Oct 5.

He was accused under Section 290 of the Penal Code, which carries a fine of up to RM400 if convicted.

Jamal's lawyer Mohd Nasir Yusof later said that he has asked for RM2,000 bail while Deputy Public Prosecutor Megat Mahathir Megat Tharif Afendi offered bail of RM4,000.

The magistrate then set bail at RM3,000 pending mention on June 8 at the Shah Alam magistrate's court.

Jamal had smashed the bottles in front of the building as a symbol in protest of a beer festival.