TANGKAK: The manhunt for a man known as “Long Tiger” continued on the fourth day since his escape from the Magistrate’s Court lock-up here.

       Tangkak OCPD Supt Mohd Fadhil Minhat said police were still looking for the suspect, a 32-year-old Rohingya man named Abdul Hamim Ab Hamid.

       “We will continue to look for the suspect,” he said when contacted yesterday, declining to elaborate.

       On Wednesday, the suspect escaped through the main entrance of the courthouse at 11.55am before his hearing for a case under Section 388 of the Penal Code for extortion.

       The suspect was picked up from the Sungai Udang Prison in Melaka and brought to Tangkak to attend court.

       Supt Fadhil said police personnel who were ushering the handcuffed suspect to court only realised he was trying to escape after noticing him running out the door towards the gate.

       He said four police personnel and the court security guards chased the suspect but he managed to flee.

       “The policemen tasked with ushering the suspect to court would be held responsible and investigated under Section 233 of the code for negligence,” he said.

       The bald suspect, who is 160cm-tall and weighs about 65kg, was last seen in a white T-shirt and brown pants.

       The case is classified under Section 224 of the Code for escaping custody. The suspect also has an ongoing hearing at the Muar Sessions Court for rape under Section 376 of the Code.

       Those with information can inform the nearest police station or call the Johor police hotline at 07-221 2999.