KUALA LUMPUR: The travel agent arrested for allegedly threatening a married couple in Japan in January has been remanded for four days starting today to assist in investigations.
Sepang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Norhizam Bahaman confirmed the matter today.
“The court has granted a four-day remand order for the suspect starting today until July 19,” he said.
Earlier, Norhizam said that the remand application for the 36-year-old Malaysian man was submitted this morning at the Sepang Magistrate’s Court in a media release last night.
The travel agent was arrested at a restaurant in Sepang yesterday following a police report lodged by the couple on Jan 28 after they returned from Japan.
Norhizam said the suspect was an acquaintance of the couple through a travel agency.
Preliminary investigations suggest the motive stemmed from dissatisfaction over the handling of a tourist trip to Japan.
The case is being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation, which carries a punishment of imprisonment, a fine, or both.
According to previous reports, the victim, Noornabilla Azemi, 36, who is also a tour guide, claimed she was assaulted, had her head slammed against a bed frame, and threatened with death by the suspect while at a friend’s rented house in Japan on Jan 24.
The incident was witnessed by her husband, Mohamad Zhaza Mohamad, 34, who also claimed he was assaulted and lost 75,000 yen (RM2,300) in cash.
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