The former police chief holds a press conference with two NGO leaders, who are linked to the opposition, but insists that he is not taking sides.
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PETALING JAYA: As the general election draws closer, strange things are beginning to unfold.
This afternoon, former inspector general of police Musa Hassan held a press conference here flanked by NGO leaders linked to the opposition.
This fueled speculations that the ex-top cop would be joining the Pakatan Rakyat coalition soon.
The press briefing was organised by a new NGO called the Malaysian Crime Watch Task or MyWatch, which is chaired by R Sri Sanjeevan. Also present was Power NGO chief S Gobi Krishnan, who acts as adviser of MyWatch.
Gobi Krishnan is also PKR’s national strategy and political bureau secretary. Sri Sanjeevan, on the other hand, is known to be a harsh critic of the police and PKR Negeri Sembilan Youth exco member.
The focus of the press conference was on the tackling of crime and Musa was announced as the patron of MyWatch today.
When asked on the possibility of joining politics, Musa firmly stated
that he would remain a “neutral”.
“I won’t join any political party,” he told a lengthy press conference at the Hilton hotel here.
“As I have said, I’m neutral. I’m not a politician, I work for the people, I care for the people. I don’t need to join a political party to work for the people,” he added.
Previously, speculation had been rife about Musa joining PAS though he repeatedly denied it.
Musa last month said he never supported or joined any side in politics since joining the police force, though he refused to say what he would
do if given the opportunity.
“I cannot speak about the future,” he was reported as saying.
Musa, along with Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail, were accused of fabricating evidence against former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim during the Sodomy 1 trial in 1998.
The former top cop filed a lawsuit against Anwar in 2008 for accusing him of fabricating evidence but withdrew his suit last month, citing a “misunderstanding”.
The sudden withdrawal of the suit had spurred further talks of a deal with Pakatan Rakyat leaders.
Then, several sites, including PAS mouthpiece Harakah Daily, reported rumours that a former IGP would be joining the Islamist party then.
Several government pensioners had over the past months joined PAS ahead of the 13th general election.
Among them were former CID chief Fauzi Shaari, former Land and Cooperative Development Ministry secretary-general Nik Zain Nik Yusof and Ramli Buyong, the deputy vice-president of Felcra Berhad.
FULL REPORT
PETALING JAYA: As the general election draws closer, strange things are beginning to unfold.This afternoon, former inspector general of police Musa Hassan held a press conference here flanked by NGO leaders linked to the opposition.
This fueled speculations that the ex-top cop would be joining the Pakatan Rakyat coalition soon.
The press briefing was organised by a new NGO called the Malaysian Crime Watch Task or MyWatch, which is chaired by R Sri Sanjeevan. Also present was Power NGO chief S Gobi Krishnan, who acts as adviser of MyWatch.
Gobi Krishnan is also PKR’s national strategy and political bureau secretary. Sri Sanjeevan, on the other hand, is known to be a harsh critic of the police and PKR Negeri Sembilan Youth exco member.
The focus of the press conference was on the tackling of crime and Musa was announced as the patron of MyWatch today.
When asked on the possibility of joining politics, Musa firmly stated
that he would remain a “neutral”.
“I won’t join any political party,” he told a lengthy press conference at the Hilton hotel here.
“As I have said, I’m neutral. I’m not a politician, I work for the people, I care for the people. I don’t need to join a political party to work for the people,” he added.
Previously, speculation had been rife about Musa joining PAS though he repeatedly denied it.
Musa last month said he never supported or joined any side in politics since joining the police force, though he refused to say what he would
do if given the opportunity.
“I cannot speak about the future,” he was reported as saying.
Musa, along with Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail, were accused of fabricating evidence against former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim during the Sodomy 1 trial in 1998.
The former top cop filed a lawsuit against Anwar in 2008 for accusing him of fabricating evidence but withdrew his suit last month, citing a “misunderstanding”.
The sudden withdrawal of the suit had spurred further talks of a deal with Pakatan Rakyat leaders.
Then, several sites, including PAS mouthpiece Harakah Daily, reported rumours that a former IGP would be joining the Islamist party then.
Several government pensioners had over the past months joined PAS ahead of the 13th general election.
Among them were former CID chief Fauzi Shaari, former Land and Cooperative Development Ministry secretary-general Nik Zain Nik Yusof and Ramli Buyong, the deputy vice-president of Felcra Berhad.
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