Gunmen shoot dead Palestinian lecturer in Malaysia
April 21, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Two unidentified men shot dead a Palestinian man in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Malaysian and Palestinian authorities reported, and Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister said the suspects were believed to be linked to a foreign intelligence service.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Mazlan Lazim said two men on a motorcycle fired 10 shots at the 35-year-old victim, killing him on the spot.
“Preliminary investigations found four gunshot wounds on the victim’s body. Two bullet slugs were found at the scene of the incident,” Mazlan said in a statement.
When contacted later by Reuters, Mazlan declined to comment on reports that the victim was a member of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas or had been targeted by hitmen.
“It’s too early to say, we are still investigating all aspects.”
Palestine’s ambassador to Malaysia Anwar Al Agha later identified the victim as Palestinian Fadi al-Batsh, an engineering lecturer, but declined to say if he was a member of Hamas. Witnesses at the scene had told him that the two suspects had “European features”, the ambassador told Reuters.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the suspects were believed to be Europeans with links to a foreign intelligence agency, state news agency Bernama reported.
He added the victim had links with foreign intelligence and was active in pro-Palestinian non-governmental organizations, describing him as an expert in electrical engineering and rocket-building.
The victim could have been seen as “a liability for a country that is an enemy of Palestine,” Zahid was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Hamas, which exercises de facto control over Gaza, said one of its members had been “assassinated” in Malaysia and it had sent a delegation to meet with Malaysian officials to discuss the killing.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Israel’s Mossad intelligence service had been behind past attempts to assassinate Palestinian scientists, and that al-Batsh’s killing “follows this sequence.”
Officials in Israel declined to comment.
Batsh’s uncle Jamal al-Batsh spoke to Reuters in the town of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip.
Asked who he blamed, he replied: “The Israeli Mossad. The Israeli Mossad stood behind the assassination of educated people and intellectuals because Israel knows Palestine will be liberated by scientists.
“Therefore, they tracked this young educated man.”
Batsh was a lecturer at Universiti Kuala Lumpur, specializing in power engineering, according to the university.
A Palestinian in Malaysia who knew Batsh told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the victim was also an imam at a mosque close to his residence.
In recent weeks, tensions have been running high at the Gaza-Israel border as Palestinians have ramped up protests demanding the right to return to their former homeland.
Israel’s use of live fire has drawn international criticism but the Israeli government says it is protecting its borders and takes such action when protesters come too close to the border fence.
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DUA suspek yang menembak mati pensyarah Palestin di hadapan Kondominium Idaman Puteri, Jalan Meranti, Taman Medan, Kuala Lumpur, dipercayai menunggu kira-kira 20 minit untuk mangsa keluar dari kondominium terbabit.
Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim berkata, rakaman kamera litar tertutup (CCTV), menunjukkan dua lelaki menaiki motosikal berkuasa tinggi jenis BMW GS menunggu mangsa di luar sebelah kanan kondominium terbabit.
"Mereka menunggu di situ kira-kira 20 minit sebelum menembak mangsa yang sedang berjalan untuk ke surau berhampiran di laluan pejalan kaki beberapa meter dari pintu masuk hadapan kondominium berkenaan.
"Lebih 10 das tembakan dilepaskan suspek dengan empat daripada tembakan kena pada kepala dan badan mangsa menyebabkan mangsa maut di tempat kejadian," katanya pada sidang media di lokasi kejadian, hari ini.
Katanya, penembak kelihatan memakai topi keledar berpenutup penuh dan buat masa ini siasatan mendapati tembakan dilepaskan seorang suspek ke arah mangsa dari jarak dekat.
"Kejadian berlaku kira-kira 6 pagi dan keadaan ketika itu agak gelap. Menerusi rakaman CCTV itu, kita lihat ada dua individu lain berjalan di lokasi sama namun tidak diendahkan suspek sehinggalah mangsa muncul.
"Jelas suspek memang sedang menunggu mangsa di situ sebelum menembaknya bertalu-talu.
“Bagaimanapun kita masih menyiasat motif sebenar pembunuhan," kata Mazlan lagi.
Ketika ditanya jika motif pembunuhan ada kaitan dengan elemen pengganas, Mazlan memberitahu siasatan dijalankan daripada segala sudut termasuklah elemen berkenaan.
Katanya, polis sudah menubuhkan pasukan khas siasatan diketuai Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Kuala Lumpur, Senior Asisten Komisioner Rusdi Mohd Isa.
Sementara itu, Duta Palestin di Malaysia, Datuk Dr Anwar H. Al Agha ketika ditemui di lokasi memberitahu mangsa, Dr FadiM R Albatsh adalah seorang yang pendiam, suka berbuat baik dengan orang dan tidak mempunyai musuh.
"Dia (Fadi) sudah lebih 10 tahun menetap di negara ini dan bertugas sebagai seorang pensyarah kejuruteraan elektrik di sebuah universiti swasta di ibu negara.
"Fadi yang juga graduan Universiti Malaya (UM) amat disenangi rakan-rakannya dan dijadualkan ke Turki untuk menghadiri satu persidangan berkaitan sains di sana, hari ini," katanya.
Tambahnya, mangsa sudah berkahwin dengan rakan senegaranya dan mempunyai tiga anak perempuan berusia antara satu hingga enam tahun.
Dalam kejadian kira-kira 6 pagi itu, mangsa yang berusia 35 tahun berjalan ke surau terletak kira-kira 300 meter dari kondominium terbabit sebelum ditembak.
Mangsa yang bertugas sebagai imam kedua di surau terbabit yang dikenali sebagai Surau Arab oleh penduduk setempat sepatutnya mengimamkan jemaah untuk solat Subuh, hari ini.
Mayat mangsa dihantar ke Hospital Selayang untuk bedah siasat dan kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan kerana membunuh.
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