Recaptured Long Tiger to be charged on Wednesday

The ethnic Rohingya man nicknamed "Long Tiger", who escaped from a court lock-up in Johor in December last year, will be charged in court on Wednesday (Jan 19).

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said Long Tiger (above), whose real name is Abdul Hamim Ab Hamid, 32, would be charged under Section 224 of the Penal Code.

“He will be charged in the Tangkak Magistrate’s Court with escaping from police custody,” he told reporters after witnessing the handing over...