'Tuhan Harun' leader warded

Barely 24 hours after being arrested, elusive "Tuhan Harun" sect leader Harun Mat Saat was taken to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) here yesterday after suffering "stroke-like" symptoms.

Deputy district police chief Superintendent Abdul Aziz Ahmad said Harun, 47, was taken to the hospital about 2.30pm after complaining about uneasiness while being detained in the police lock-up.

"Several detainees who were sharing the cell with Harun informed police that he had complained of pain believed to be caused by urinary problems. He was also frothing from the mouth.

"An ambulance rushed him to HTAA for treatment and checks revealed that it could be related to a stroke. He has been warded for further observation," he told the New Straits Times yesterday.

Aziz said police personnel would be stationed outside the ward to keep a close watch on Harun, adding that they would wait for the doctor's advice before bringing him back to the police lock-up.

In Kuala Lumpur, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police were investigating other groups, apart from the "Tuhan Harun" deviant sect, for possible involvement in the murder of Pahang Islamic Religious Department (Jaip) enforcement chief Ahmad Rafli Abdul Malek.

However, the rest of Harun Mat Saad's followers who have yet to surrender themselves to police are still on the wanted list to facilitate investigations.

Khalid said police had widened the scope of investigations into the Nov 10 shooting incident.

"Now, we are not only looking at the 'Tuhan Harun' sect, but other deviant groups as well," he said at the Police Training Centre yesterday.

Khalid said four people from the sect, including its leader Harun, were arrested as they had failed to come forward.

He said the same action would be taken against other members of the group should they also fail to surrender.

It is learnt that the police are looking for 19 members of the group, who were arrested by Jaip in April.

Police had obtained a week-long remand order against Harun, his third wife Azida Mohd Zol, 30, and driver Nor Hairi Harun, 41, yesterday.

In Johor Baru, checks by the NST found that Harun had been hiding in a rented house in Ledang (Tangkak) for two weeks prior to his arrest.

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