The police require "sufficient grounds" to proceed with an investigation, said Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.
He told Malaysiakini this is required by Section 110(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
"Mere allegations are not sufficient ground. DAP's police report is based on hearsay reported in the media.
"Section 110(1)(b) further states that the police need not proceed or further proceed if there is no sufficient ground. In fact, it states that the police shall not do so," he said.
Khalid
was responding to the police report lodged by DAP lawmaker Lim Lip Eng
this morning urging for investigations to be carried out on the claim by
former police commando Sirul Azhar Umar.
In a telephone interview with Malaysiakini, Sirul had claimed that he acted on orders and that people with the motive to kill Altantuya Shaariibuu are still free.
Last month, the Federal Court sentenced Sirul and another former police commando Azilah Hadri to death for the murder.
Sirul also expressed dissatisfaction with the legal process and reiterated his claim that he was being made into a "scapegoat".
The
43-year-old father of two was not present when the verdict was
announced and it was later revealed that he had fled to Australia.
Sirul (right) is currently being held at an immigration detention centre in Sydney.
Yesterday, Khalid said the police do not intend to re-open investigations into the case.
"We do not see any reason to conduct a new probe into the case because of instigation of certain parties. We will see first what he (Sirul, right) will reveal," he had added.
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, on the other hand, dismissed Sirul’s claims as "utter rubbish".
He told Malaysiakini this is required by Section 110(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
"Mere allegations are not sufficient ground. DAP's police report is based on hearsay reported in the media.
"Section 110(1)(b) further states that the police need not proceed or further proceed if there is no sufficient ground. In fact, it states that the police shall not do so," he said.
Khalid
was responding to the police report lodged by DAP lawmaker Lim Lip Eng
this morning urging for investigations to be carried out on the claim by
former police commando Sirul Azhar Umar.In a telephone interview with Malaysiakini, Sirul had claimed that he acted on orders and that people with the motive to kill Altantuya Shaariibuu are still free.
Last month, the Federal Court sentenced Sirul and another former police commando Azilah Hadri to death for the murder.
Sirul also expressed dissatisfaction with the legal process and reiterated his claim that he was being made into a "scapegoat".
The
43-year-old father of two was not present when the verdict was
announced and it was later revealed that he had fled to Australia.Sirul (right) is currently being held at an immigration detention centre in Sydney.
Yesterday, Khalid said the police do not intend to re-open investigations into the case.
"We do not see any reason to conduct a new probe into the case because of instigation of certain parties. We will see first what he (Sirul, right) will reveal," he had added.
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, on the other hand, dismissed Sirul’s claims as "utter rubbish".
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