The police did not immediately engage the suspect during the shooting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 (KLIA 1) due to concerns for public safety.
Selangor Police Chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan clarified this on Monday (April 15), addressing questions about why the police had not confronted the suspect right away.
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Selangor Police Chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan clarified this on Monday (April 15), addressing questions about why the police had not confronted the suspect right away.
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00:00 What can happen in the airport area is that people can enter without strict control.
00:10 Unlike other airports in other countries where the control is scanned.
00:19 Even if you bring a smuggler in, we can't detect it.
00:23 This is one aspect that I believe the airport will investigate and the Ministry will work to limit or have more control over this.
00:37 That is one thing we want to see in the future.
00:43 Regardless, the police and the authorities have done a good job in managing the situation,
01:02 avoiding any bad things happening, and isolating the suspects, and returning the airport to normal.
01:17 I see the response happening at that time.
01:22 Given the situation now, is the Ministry going to make a better decision in terms of the security and the police?
01:36 We have always discussed this issue and we have been working to improve the efficiency of the police and the authorities.
01:53 One thing we will improve is the use of self-control scooters.
02:08 I have been planning to buy self-control scooters since the beginning of the year.
02:17 The government has agreed to buy them for the purpose of the use of the police.
02:25 We will get the scooters in the near future.
02:28 When we have the scooters, the police will respond faster and the patrols will be more widespread in a short period of time.
02:41 This is one of the rules that the police will be using.
02:48 The other controls at level 3 or 5 are as usual.
02:54 That is why we can respond quickly in this situation.
02:58 There is a question of why we are not using English.
03:00 We are not using English at that time, and we are looking at the public area.
03:07 It is better to remove the police from the area and save the public first.
03:13 That is the best way to deal with the suspects who have weapons.
03:19 So, yesterday, the coyote was the safety of the police?
03:22 Yes.
03:23 There is a question of why we are not using English.
03:25 If we use English, the situation will be worse.
03:28 If the police release the gun, the public area will be the safe area.
03:32 There will be many people, even children.
03:35 So, the approach that is used and the response of the police and the airport authorities is the fastest and best for me.
03:48 Is there any development on the condition of the victims who were shot?
03:54 The current situation is still stable and we pray that the victims will recover quickly.
04:04 Is it safe?
04:06 I have received a comment on the doctor's situation and his treatment team.
04:11 Other than that, the situation is under the hospital.
04:15 What information the police received is that he is healthy and still receiving some more treatments.
04:22 We pray that he recovers and recovers quickly.
04:30 Thank you.
04:31 [END]