Suspects taken to temple to facilitate probe on riot

Several suspects, being held in connection with the fracas at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple at USJ 25 in Subang Jaya last week, were brought to the temple today to facilitate police investigation.

All of them, in lock-up uniform, arrived at about 12.45pm in a bus, which was escorted by traffic police, and left at about 1.10pm.

A site visit by Bernama saw more than 50 police and Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) officers at the scene.

Yesterday, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said police had so far arrested 58 people to facilitate investigation of the case and they comprised 18 from the Indian community, Chinese (two) and Malay (38).

The fracas broke out at the temple over the relocation of the 127-year-old temple, during which a firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was seriously injured when attacked. He is currently undergoing treatment at the National Heart Institute.

Several policemen were also injured in the incident, which also saw 23 vehicles either torched or damaged and business premises vandalised.

- Bernama