AmBank heist killing: Indonesian guard charged

PETALING JAYA, Nov 19 — An Indonesian former security guard was charged with murdering his colleague while robbing an AmBank branch he was protecting of almost half a million ringgit, at the Magistrates Court here today.
La Ode Ardi Rasila was formally accused of fatally shooting bank officer Norazita Abu Talib, 37, in the AmBank branch in Subang Jaya on October 23.
He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code and Section 3 of the Firearms Act 1971.
The Indonesian had somehow gained employment with a security firm although only locals and Nepali ex-servicemen are allowed by law to work as security guards.
The murder-cum-robbery case has revealed the loopholes in a cut-throat private security industry that is marred by unscrupulous firms hiring illegal foreigners to meet an increasing demand fuelled by a fear of rising crime.
--themalaymail