Kin of Malay cop attacker to face terror charges

19 June,2024 06:11 AM IST |  Kuala Lumpur  |  Agencies

Radin Imran Radin Mohd Yassin, 62, faces four charges including promoting terrorist acts by allegedly instilling the violent ideology of the Islamic State group in his family, including his 21-year-old son Radin Luqman, who was killed by police in the attack

Forensic officers search for clues at the police station. Pic/AP


The father of a Malaysian man who attacked a police station and killed two officers last month was charged on Wednesday with inciting terrorism in his family. His Singaporean wife and three other children were also brought to court to face charges.

Radin Imran Radin Mohd Yassin, 62, faces four charges including promoting terrorist acts by allegedly instilling the violent ideology of the Islamic State group in his family, including his 21-year-old son Radin Luqman, who was killed by police in the attack.

Radin Luqman stormed the police station in southern Johor state near Singapore in the early hours of May 17 with a machete. He hacked a police constable to death and then used the officer's weapon to kill another. He wounded a third officer before being shot dead.

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