KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 -- The foreign man who claimed he was extorted by individuals believed to be police officers has been identified as a person wanted in China in connection with a fraud case, police said.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the information was obtained through checks with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), Sinar Harian reported.

"Further checks also found that the man was not a citizen of Vanuatu as claimed, but is believed to be a Chinese national," he said in a statement today.

Fadil said there were also doubts over the passport submitted by the man, as the document stated that he was born in Pontianak, Indonesia.

"This differs from Interpol's checks, which found that his pl...