Police are using the Sedition Act to investigate the 'Christian plot' issue.
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have given “top priority” to the controversial “Christian plot” report, launching an investigation under the Sedition Act aimed at quickly resolving the issue, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said today.
“Please be patient. We need a little time. Wait for our investigations which will be comprehensive and fair,” he said at a press conference at Bukit Aman federal police headquarters here.
Khalid urged the public to stop playing up the touchy issue, saying that police hope to finish the investigation as soon as possible.
“This is a dangerous issue, it is very sensitive. We cannot allow it to be played up,” he said.
Khalid added that police received a report concerning the issue in Penang at about 8.50am today.
He said that the report contained “several variations” from the previous reports, but Khalid declined to devulge more details.
He said “many” people have been questioned and more would be summoned to provide statements.
Yesterday, the home ministry issued a letter of reprimand to Utusan Malaysia over its front-page article on May 7, titled “Kristian Agama Rasmi? (Christianity the official religion?)”.
The article alleged that a group of pastors had participated in a gathering in Penang recently, together with DAP elected representatives, where they discussed a plot to turn Malaysia into a Christian country and install a Christian prime minister.
‘Don’t splash acid on him’
Meanwhile, on the sex video implicating Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, Khalid said that the police have never said they were identifying the person in the video.
“I have never said that…,” he said.
Khalid added that the latest development was that police have received a report from foreign experts that further strenghtens the local experts’ view that the video was authentic. It is learnt that the experts are from the United States.
“This would mean it is not edited and is genuine. We are trying to find out if the video was pornography,” he said.
Khalid added that those who uploaded the video, including several bloggers, would be called in.
On the spate of acid-splashing incidents occurring around the city in the past week, Khalid urged the public to help the police.
“(If you see him), catch him and hand him over to us, that’s my advice. Don’t splash acid on him,” he said, adding that the police are clueless about the perpetrators’ motive, which seemed random.
Khalid said that so far 23 reports have been received on the “acid splashers” including a new report lodged today in Wangsa Maju.
“Please be careful; they target ladies but we find there’s no specific time they do this evil act, ” he said.
In the latest case, a woman in her 30s was splashed with corrosive liquid when she was in her car near Section 10 this morning.
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have given “top priority” to the controversial “Christian plot” report, launching an investigation under the Sedition Act aimed at quickly resolving the issue, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said today.“Please be patient. We need a little time. Wait for our investigations which will be comprehensive and fair,” he said at a press conference at Bukit Aman federal police headquarters here.
Khalid urged the public to stop playing up the touchy issue, saying that police hope to finish the investigation as soon as possible.
“This is a dangerous issue, it is very sensitive. We cannot allow it to be played up,” he said.
Khalid added that police received a report concerning the issue in Penang at about 8.50am today.
He said that the report contained “several variations” from the previous reports, but Khalid declined to devulge more details.
He said “many” people have been questioned and more would be summoned to provide statements.
Yesterday, the home ministry issued a letter of reprimand to Utusan Malaysia over its front-page article on May 7, titled “Kristian Agama Rasmi? (Christianity the official religion?)”.
The article alleged that a group of pastors had participated in a gathering in Penang recently, together with DAP elected representatives, where they discussed a plot to turn Malaysia into a Christian country and install a Christian prime minister.
‘Don’t splash acid on him’
Meanwhile, on the sex video implicating Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, Khalid said that the police have never said they were identifying the person in the video.
“I have never said that…,” he said.
Khalid added that the latest development was that police have received a report from foreign experts that further strenghtens the local experts’ view that the video was authentic. It is learnt that the experts are from the United States.
“This would mean it is not edited and is genuine. We are trying to find out if the video was pornography,” he said.
Khalid added that those who uploaded the video, including several bloggers, would be called in.
On the spate of acid-splashing incidents occurring around the city in the past week, Khalid urged the public to help the police.
“(If you see him), catch him and hand him over to us, that’s my advice. Don’t splash acid on him,” he said, adding that the police are clueless about the perpetrators’ motive, which seemed random.
Khalid said that so far 23 reports have been received on the “acid splashers” including a new report lodged today in Wangsa Maju.
“Please be careful; they target ladies but we find there’s no specific time they do this evil act, ” he said.
In the latest case, a woman in her 30s was splashed with corrosive liquid when she was in her car near Section 10 this morning.
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