Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/09/23/ops-cantas-detainees-will-be-charged-after-probe/
(By P Ramani, 23/9/2013)
Ops Cantas
Khas will be continued until the crime rate is reduced, says Home Minister
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said those arrested under
Ops Cantas Khas are still being investigated and will be charged after all
evidence is gathered.
Zahid said
this in response to Lim Lip Eng
(DAP-Segambut) who wanted to know why no charges were brought against those
arrested in the operation.
He said the
nationwide crackdown on gangsters begun on Aug 17 and was expected to end on
Oct 19. However, he added that the operation would be continued until the crime
rate was brought down. Zahid said the police had increased checks near the Thai
border to nab gangsters to trying to escape the crackdown.
The Home
Minister said 3,842 Malays, 2,485 Indians, 1,888 Chinese and 1,483 others had
been arrested during the operation. He said 214 investigation papers were
opened under Registrar of Societies Act 1966 and 46 cases under Prevention of
Crime Act 1959.
He added
that Selangor had the highest number of gangsters arrested at 3,889 followed by
Johor (3,790) and Kuala Lumpur
Zahid
said the crackdown had enabled police to gather more intelligence information
on serious crime offenders. He said police were also monitoring former criminals
from the 70s and 80s to see whether they had returned to crime.
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