IGP: National security heightened after possible Israeli agent nabbed in KL

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The arrest of an Israeli national at a hotel along Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur has led to police heightening security levels in the country.  Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain told reporters on Friday (March 29) that the arrest of the 36-year-old man - whom police suspect is an Israeli intelligence agent - has put the Royal Malaysia Police on high alert.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/45nd5k22   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 I just want to tell you about a arrest report

00:06 This arrest is related to...

00:10 (The police is asking for the police to come here)

00:14 (The police is asking for the police to come here)

00:16 This arrest is related to a foreign citizen

00:19 who was arrested in a hotel on Ampang Street

00:23 and when the investigation was done, the foreign citizen was an Israeli citizen

00:36 who was using a French passport

00:40 When the investigation was done, he gave another passport, which was an Israeli passport

00:49 The foreign citizen was a 36-year-old Israeli citizen

00:56 After the investigation was done, the CID, Kuala Lumpur and Bukit Aman

01:07 seized 6 firearms

01:13 When the investigation was done, we found that the suspect, a citizen of Israel

01:25 entered Malaysia on the 12th of May via KLIA

01:30 and used a French passport

01:35 He did not show his Israeli passport

01:40 According to the investigation, he was looking for a citizen of Israel to be killed

01:50 According to the investigation, he was looking for a citizen of Israel to be killed

01:53 We still don't believe it

01:57 The arrest was done from the 28th to the 31st of May

02:02 If the investigation is not completed, we will continue the investigation

02:08 The crime was committed under Section 12, which is about the passport

02:15 and Section 7, which is about the firearms

02:21 Section 7 is about trafficking

02:29 and the possession of firearms

02:34 What worries me is that when the shipwreck happened

02:40 we saw the issue in Palestine and Israel

02:47 We are also very concerned about the safety of the Prime Minister

02:52 and the late King Faisal

02:57 We also need to take into account the safety of the officers and VIPs

03:07 We don't fully believe what the suspect said

03:13 Maybe he has another agenda

03:15 He came here from the 12th of May to the 27th of May

03:25 All the firearms were bought through cryptocurrency

03:34 The investigation is still ongoing

03:38 We are still trying to find out how the pistols were brought to Malaysia

03:45 and who was the smuggler

03:48 We also want to know who received the cryptocurrency

03:56 Thank you

03:58 For more information, please visit www.fema.gov

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