KL police deny abusing power in Chow Kit raid
Kuala Lumpur police have denied claims that it abused its power or deliberately delayed the release of those arrested during a recent raid on a health club in Chow Kit, which was suspected of hosting immoral activities.
KL police chief Fadil Marsus said the large number of lawyers involved in the remand application and the time-consuming documentation contributed to the remand hearings extending into the night, Buletin TV3 reported.
He said the raid began at 8pm last Friday, and the initial procedures at the scene and at the district police headquarters took a substantial amount of time, with the official police reports only completed by 12pm last Saturday.
“The period alleged to be a delay was actually a critical process that could not be avoided. After the investigation papers were completed at 1pm, we needed to enter the remand application data into the system from…
