Bottles underneath Siti Kasim's car believed to be IED - cops

 

The two plastic bottles found attached under the car belonging to lawyer and activist Siti Kasim are suspected to be an IED (improvised explosive device), said Brickfields district police chief ACP Amihizam Abdul Shukor.

He said the device was placed on the brake area of one of the rear tyres of her Toyota Celica.

“The police received a call from the lawyer at 12.58pm this afternoon informing that there was a bomb-like object attached to the car’s brake,” he told reporters when met at the scene.

He said the bottles were spotted by a mechanic at a service centre in Bangsar when the car was sent for maintenance.

Following the incident, a check by Bernama found that Jalan Maarof was closed off for about three hours and that the police had sealed the service centre.

When asked if the objects were active and could be controlled remotely, Amihizam said further investigations would be carried out by experts to reconstruct the objects to determine their elements.

Also seen at the location were personnel from the Bomb Disposal Unit and firefighters.

Amihizam said the police have not recorded any statement from Siti Kasim, adding that the lawyer has verbally informed the police that she has not received any form of threat.

Meanwhile, Siti told reporters when met at the scene that as a social activist, she received various threats but has never experienced such an incident.

“Because most of the time I parked inside the condo, which the access is not easy. The only time that I parked outside (of my condo area) was last night and this looks very new,” she added.

- Bernama