KUALA LUMPUR – The suspected gunman in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) shooting on April 14, Hafizul Harawi, has arrived at the Kota Bharu court in Kelantan at about 8.45am today.
He is believed to be facing charges under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 and Section 8(a) of the Arms Act 1960.
Clad in lock-up attire, the 38-year-old was heavily escorted by police.
It was reported that he would also be charged under Section 108(3)(f) of the Road Transport Act 1987 and the National Registration Regulations 1990.
On Monday, police obtained a further five-day remand order against the suspect.
The remand order, which ends on April 26, was obtained before magistrate Ahmad Syafiq Aizat Nazri at the magistrates’ court here.
Before this, the suspect was remanded for seven days to assist the police investigation into the case.
On April 14, the man allegedly fired two shots, believed to have been aimed at his wife, at KLIA’s Terminal 1 arrival hall.
One of the shots hit his wife’s bodyguard. The victim is being treated in the hospital.
The suspect is believed to have bought the gun he used from a Thai national for RM5,000.
The suspect was arrested in front of a private hospital by the special criminal investigation department of the Kelantan criminal investigation department at about 3pm on April 15.
Yesterday, Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun confirmed that Hafizul will be brought to face charges tomorrow, but declined to reveal the exact nature of the accusations against him. – April 24, 2024