The men, both in their 30s were picked up by police on Wednesday, and will be investigated under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code which allows the detention of a suspect for more than 24 hours to enable the police to complete their investigation.
One man is from Sabah, while the other is a Sarawakian.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said the men will be detained for a week to facilitate police probes regarding the shooting which occurred outside a coffee shop in Beverly Hills near here at about 10.30pm on Aug 3.
“We have reason to believe that they can help us in this investigation,” he said during a Hari Raya Open House organised by the Sabah Traffic and Public Order Chief Supt Ismadi Borhan on Friday.
Hamza did not disclose the motives of the shooting which is believed to be business rivalry.
Tiong had moved into the resort property development business.
The 44-year-old Tiong was shot at close range by suspected hired gunmen while he was speaking on the phone at a car park area outside a coffee shop.
Eyewitnesses had said they saw at least three men in a vehicle, either a Perodua Kancil or Viva from which the shots are believed to have come from.
BY STEPHANIE LEE
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