M'sian legislator killed

Mon, 06 Nov 2000 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian police are investigating whether contract killers murdered a state assemblyman in broad daylight, reports said Sunday.

Joe Fernandez, 54, died in hospital on Saturday after being shot three times by two men on a motorbike who pulled alongside his vehicle at Bukit Mertajam in the northern state of Penang.

Fernandez, a doctor by profession, was a member of the Malaysian Indian Congress party and represented Lunas in the neighboring state of Kedah.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad expressed sadness and shock over the killing.

National Police chief Norian Mai, quoted by newspapers and the official Bernama news agency, said police would investigate whether hitmen had been hired.

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