"They had failed to comply with several conditions," said Home Ministry deputy secretary-general Datuk Alwi Ibrahim in announcing the decision today.
The most obvious failure by the security firm was that they had failed to vet the guard before they hired him and allowed him to carry a firearm.
"The security firm failed to carry out proper vetting on the background of the suspect. He should have been vetted by the ministry," Alwi said.
"In this case, not only was the suspect not vetted by the security firm nor the ministry, but he was allowed to carry and use a firearm.
"Also, there are reports that the suspect used a fake identity card when he applied for the job."
What irked Alwi even more was that the security firm only decided to submit details of the rogue guard, today, for vetting by the ministry.
"This was too little, too late," he told reporters at the ministry. He, however, declined to name the security firm.
He revealed there were 751 licensed security companies in Malaysia, although only 125 firms had been issued permits to use firearms.
He also said the ministry was doing an audit of all the security companies in Malaysia and it was about 90% complete.
"The purpose of the audit is to ensure that the security companies comply with all the rules and regulations governing their operations. If any of these companies are found to have broken the rules, their licenses will revoked immediately."
In Tuesday's incident, Norazita Abu Talib, 37, was shot once in the face with a pump-gun by a security guard at the Ambank branch in USJ Sentral, Subang Jaya. The guard later escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Norazita, a mother of two, had opened the door to the vault when she was shot.
Meanwhile, police are looking for Ardi Hamza whose last known address is No. 70, Jalan Apas, Batu 2, Tawau, Sabah to facilitate investigations. - October 24, 2013.
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