Malaysia Arrests Israeli Citizen Who Owns Six Pistols

Police found Glock, Sig Sauer and Smith & Wesson brand pistols. All the guns were obtained in Malaysia.

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Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) members lined up to cast their votes in the early voting process for the 2018 Malaysian election, on Saturday (5/5/2018) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, FRIDAY — Malaysian Police announced the arrest of an Israeli man in the Ampang area, Kuala Lumpur. Police confiscated six pistols and 200 bullets from the 36-year-old man.

Malaysia Police Chief Razarudin Husain stated that the investigation was aimed at attempted murder. According to the suspect, the target was a fellow Israeli citizen. "Police are still investigating further," he said, as quoted by Free Malaysia Today and Malaysia Kini on Friday (29/3/2024).

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The police found Glock, Sig Sauer, and Smith & Wesson brand pistols in the suspect's bag. According to the suspect, all of the firearms were obtained in Malaysia. The police are still trying to find out how the pistols entered Malaysia.

According to the suspect, the purchase transaction used cryptocurrency. The suspect admitted that he did not know who provided the guns.

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The man arrived at Kuala Lumpur Airport on March 12, 2024. He boarded a plane from the United Arab Emirates. Initially, he showed a French passport. Upon further inspection, the man presented an Israeli passport.

The man was not arrested at the airport. He was arrested at a hotel in the Ampang area of Kuala Lumpur. Prior to that, he had stayed at two other hotels in Kuala Lumpur.

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To the investigator, the man admitted to tracking an Israeli man in Malaysia. However, the investigator did not believe the confession, especially since the man referred to as the suspect is unclear whether he is in Malaysia or not.

High alert

Razarudin did not deny that the unnamed suspect had another agenda. He reminded that Malaysia openly supports Palestine. On the other hand, Malaysia has also openly criticized Israel and its allies.

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The King of Malaysia, the 17th Yang Dipertuan Agung, Sultan Abdullah of Johor (on the right) and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur on January 31st, 2024.

Therefore, the police and related authorities have increased security for the head of state, heads of government, and other officials. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has repeatedly spoken out strongly against Israel and its supporters. Anwar called Israel's supporters hypocrites.

According to Razarudin, the Malaysian police did not rule out the possibility that the suspect was an Israeli intelligence agent. This is based on experience several years ago.

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In the past, an Israeli agent killed a Hamas member in Kuala Lumpur, Fadi Al-Batsh. The victim was accused of involvement in the development of weapons for Hamas. Until now, the case remains unsolved.

The Malaysian police only stated that the shooting was carried out by two suspects. The suspects rode a motorcycle. Later, the motorcycle was found on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.