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Escaped Malaysian prisoner believed to be in home country: Bali Police

Ni Komang Erviani (The Jakarta Post)
Denpasar, Bali
Tue, August 22, 2017 Published on Aug. 22, 2017 Published on 2017-08-22T17:40:12+07:00

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Indian national Sayed Muhammad Said (in orange uniform) is heavily guarded at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on June 24. Sayed and Bulgarian national Dimitar Nikolov Iliev, who, along with two other foreign inmates, escaped from the Kerobokan Prison in Bali, were arrested in Dili, Timor Leste, four days after their escape. Indian national Sayed Muhammad Said (in orange uniform) is heavily guarded at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on June 24. Sayed and Bulgarian national Dimitar Nikolov Iliev, who, along with two other foreign inmates, escaped from the Kerobokan Prison in Bali, were arrested in Dili, Timor Leste, four days after their escape. (Antara/Fikri Yusuf)

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olice have received information that Malaysian national Tee Kok King, who escaped from Bali’s Kerobokan Penitentiary in June along with three other foreign inmates, may be in his home country.

Another escapee, Australian national Shaun Edward Davidson, was still believed to be in Indonesia, Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Petrus Reinhard Golose said on Tuesday.

"We have been coordinating with Malaysian authorities, as we suspect he is already in Malaysia," Petrus told journalists.

Australian national Shaun Edward Davidson arrives at Kerobokan Prison in Bali, escorted by immigration officers, in April 2016. (Tribunnews.com/Rizal Fanany)

The police chief said Malaysian authorities were willing to help find Tee. However, should the inmate really be in the country, he could not be extradited to Indonesia, given that Malaysian law prohibits citizens from being extradited from the country, Petrus said.

"It is a real obstacle that the inmate is [probably] already in his country, but we will continue to cooperate with Malaysia," he said.

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As for Davidson, who is believed to still be in Bali, Petrus said police would intensify monitoring at the Timor-Leste border in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

Two other inmates, Bulgarian Dimitar Nikolov Iliev and Indian Sayed Muhammad Said, were arrested in Timor-Leste four days after their escape.

The four inmates escaped on June 19 through an old unused tunnel.

Locals examine a hole suspected to be one end of a tunnel four Kerobokan inmates used to escape. Australian Shaun Edward Davidson, Bulgarian Dimitar Nikolov Iliev, Indian Sayed Mohammed Said and Malaysian Tee Kok King Bin Tee Kim Sai are believed to have escaped from the prison via the tunnel on June 19. (Antara/Nyoman Budhiana)

Davidson recently made headlines after he allegedly taunted police by uploading a wanted poster with his face and fingerprints to Facebook.

Arrested in early 2016 for over-staying his visa, Davidson was also found to have used multiple fake identities. (bbs)

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