The victim escaped after pretending to suffer an asthma attack while the cash from a bank.
The suspects had allegedly asked the victim, who was going through immigration clearance, to pay RM2,000 to avoid being arrested.
The remand order against the suspects was granted by magistrate R. Salini to help the investigation under Section 385 of the Penal Code for extortion.Earlier, Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said in a statement that police had received a report lodged by the 29-year-old victim at around 12.23am on April 5.
“The suspects extorted RM2,000 from the victim to avoid being arrested and detained at the police lock-up,” he said, adding that the arrested duo had tested negative for drugs. “Strict action without compromise will be taken against any police officer and personnel who commits a crime based on the principle of equality under the law under Article 8 of the federal constitution,” he said.
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