KLIA shooting suspect arrested in Kelantan, confirms IGP
A man has been arrested in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, over the shooting incident at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 on Sunday.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the 38-year-old suspect was arrested at about 3pm yesterday. He said the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director or the Kelantan chief police would hold a press conference on the arrest soon.
“Yes, I can confirm that an arrest has been made,” he told Bernama when contacted.
In the 1.20am incident, a man fired two shots at his wife at the entrance of the arrival hall but missed, and one shot hit her bodyguard in the abdomen instead.
The bodyguard was admitted to hospital and reported to be in stable condition. Police had earlier said that they were looking for Hafizul Harawi to assist in the investigation into the case.
Meanwhile, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said police would propose to the airport to install scanners to tighten control, especially for members of the public entering with prohibited items such as firecrackers and firearms.
He stressed that better control was necessary for early detection, especially on individuals carrying prohibited items.
He said the level of security at the airport would be reviewed so that the recent shooting at the KLIA Terminal 1 could be prevented earlier.
“If the people bring firecrackers into the airport, we can’t stop them because it’s a public place. At the airport, there are airside and landside where the airside (area) is prohibited, while the landside (area) is open. So maybe there should be stricter control there so that people don’t bring prohibited items to endanger civilians at the airport,” he said in an event in Sepang yesterday.
Hussein said the people could now enter the airport area without strict controls unlike other countries, which had scanners. Other recommendations, he added, would include closing the corridors near the gate of the arrival and departure halls.
He said the vehicle parking lane close to the arrivals and departures gates also exposed the airport to high risk because individuals could park their cars and enter the airport easily.
“This is a proposal by the police for a long time ago. We used to disallow the public from entering the area because of security factors. It threatens the security of the airport area because people can drive in and enter the airport without control,” said Hussein.
On the other hand, the outside lane would make it easier for police officers to patrol and it would be more difficult to do carry out undesirable acts, he added.