No indication of sabotage in KLIA system glitch - IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have not found any strong indication to link the network systems disruptions at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) with sabotage.

Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador said investigations were ongoing with technology experts’ views being considered.

“There is no drastic indicator for us to ascertain whether there was sabotage or not.

“We are still studying the statements taken from a number of individuals,” he said, after a working visit by Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Ismail Bakar to the Special Action Unit here today.

To date, 12 individuals have been called up to facilitate investigations into the systems disruptions that lasted for four days from Aug 21.

Four Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) Information Technology Division officers had earlier lodged police reports denying their involvement in the incidents.

On the viral sex video implicating a federal minister, Hamid said the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) had issued further instructions to the police.

"Police need to gather evidence required by the AGC. They cannot fix the time frame for the investigation, but it is going on. It is not over," he said.

About three months ago, a video clip showing a man whose image resembled that of a minister and another individual in a compromising position, went viral on social media.

Six more video clips with a duration of three minutes each were recently circulated to about 80 media practitioners and politicians through certain WhatsApp groups.

In another development, the IGP said police would be calling five individuals who independent preacher Dr Zakir Naik claimed, had denigrated him.

"We will summon these individuals next week. They have already been informed but yet to come forward. We will make sure that they are present next week," he said.

The five are Human Resources Minister M.Kula Segaran; Penang Deputy Chief Minister II, Dr P Ramasamy; Klang Member of Parliament Charles Santiago; Bagan Dalam Assemblyman Satees Muniandy and former Malaysia ambassador to Canada Datuk Dennis J Ignatius.

Zakir lodged the report in August alleging that the five had stirred up controversy over a talk he had given. -- Bernama