By Adib Zalkapli - The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — DAP chairman Karpal Singh today dismissed the claims made by the police that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has been refusing to cooperate in investigation over his alleged seditious remark.
Yesterday the Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar reportedly said that no statement was taken from Lim (picture) adding that they would arrest the DAP secretary-general as a last resort for his refusal to cooperate.
Karpal also denied that the Lim had complicated the matter by demanding for a copy of the police report, as it was his right as provided by the Criminal Procedure Code.
“Before giving the statement the Chief Minister had requested, and rightly so, that he be supplied a copy of the police report pursuant to which the Section 112 statement was required to be recorded,” said Karpal.
Lim is under investigation for allegedly uttering seditious remark at the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) convention on Dec 19 last year.
He was alleged to have said that the Selangor political aide Teoh Beng Hock, who died while in Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC), was murdered.
“In his statement, the Chief Minister made it very clear that he was not refusing to make a statement, but required a copy of police report to ensure what he said would be the truth as he was bound to state the truth,” said Karpal.
“What is more important is that the person making the statement has a right to know the identity of his accuser which would be reflected in his police report,” he said.
“The rules of natural justice demand that this be so. It is ridiculous to expect a witness to make a statement without knowing who his accuser is,” he added.
Karpal added that when he was investigated for alleged sedition by the Kuala Lumpur police last year , he was provided with a copy of the police report.
“It was only after I had identified my accuser and the contents of his report that I proceeded to give my statement,” he said.
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