PETALING JAYA: Police have detained 13 Malaysians following a Molotov cocktail attack targeting several homes at a Myanmar refugee settlement in Kulai Besar, Kulai, Johor, on Oct 13.
Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said police arrested the suspects, aged between 16 and 31, in an operation conducted between Oct 14 and yesterday.
He said personnel from the Johor police headquarters’ criminal investigation department and the Kulai police headquarters’ CID carried out the arrests based on public information.
Ab Rahaman said checks revealed that four of the suspects had records involving 12 criminal and drug offences.
He said police also seized 13 mobile phones, three sets of clothing, and three baseball caps, Bernama reported.
Four of the suspects were remanded for eight days, and another four for a week from Oct 14. One suspect was remanded for five days from Oct 15, while four others were remanded for a week from today.
He said police were investigating the case under Sections 436, 505(b) and 505(c) of the Penal Code for causing mischief by fire, and statements conducive to public mischief, as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities.