The opposition leader is being investigated under Section 182 of the Penal Code in what PKR claims to be fresh allegations to revive the sex-video issue.
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PETALING JAYA: Police have opened a new criminal investigation against Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim in relation to his alleged involvement in the recently surfaced sex-video.
PKR political bureau member R Sivarasa said Anwar received a call from an ASP Teh Boon Ang a few days ago requesting him to give a statement next Wednesday at 3pm at the Kepong police station.
“He (Teh) said Anwar is being investigated under Section 182 of the Penal Code (which reads: False information, with intent to cause a public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person).
“The report on Anwar was lodged by DSP S Shanmuga Moorthy, the officer who recorded Anwar’s statement in relation to the sex video in April,” Sivarasa told a press conference here.
If found guilty under Section 182, the punishment is a jail sentence of six months or fine of RM2,000.
Sivarasa said the report was lodged against Anwar two months ago on Sept 8 but the police were only acting on it now.
Divert attention from NFC scandal?
PKR vice-president N Surendran, who was also present, said that he was “disturbed and appalled” by the “new and desperate attempt to prosecute and imprison Anwar”.
He alleged that the police and the Attorney General’s Chambers were in cohorts in this new conspiracy against Anwar.
Surendran said following previous “unsuccessful attempts” to silence Anwar in 1998 and 2008 based on “fabricated evidence”, he had lost confidence in the AG’s Chambers.
The timing of this new development was also questioned by PKR chief strategist Rafizi Ramli.
“Is it due to the National Feedlot Centre (NFC)? Now that we have enough proof, a new game is concocted to divert attention (away from the NFC issue)?” he asked referring to the controversial project which was awarded to the family of Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, minister of women, family and community development.
He added that such techniques would not be sucessful with the general election being around the corner.
UPDATED
PETALING JAYA: Police have opened a new criminal investigation against Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim in relation to his alleged involvement in the recently surfaced sex-video.PKR political bureau member R Sivarasa said Anwar received a call from an ASP Teh Boon Ang a few days ago requesting him to give a statement next Wednesday at 3pm at the Kepong police station.
“He (Teh) said Anwar is being investigated under Section 182 of the Penal Code (which reads: False information, with intent to cause a public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person).
“The report on Anwar was lodged by DSP S Shanmuga Moorthy, the officer who recorded Anwar’s statement in relation to the sex video in April,” Sivarasa told a press conference here.
If found guilty under Section 182, the punishment is a jail sentence of six months or fine of RM2,000.
Sivarasa said the report was lodged against Anwar two months ago on Sept 8 but the police were only acting on it now.
Divert attention from NFC scandal?
PKR vice-president N Surendran, who was also present, said that he was “disturbed and appalled” by the “new and desperate attempt to prosecute and imprison Anwar”.
He alleged that the police and the Attorney General’s Chambers were in cohorts in this new conspiracy against Anwar.
Surendran said following previous “unsuccessful attempts” to silence Anwar in 1998 and 2008 based on “fabricated evidence”, he had lost confidence in the AG’s Chambers.
The timing of this new development was also questioned by PKR chief strategist Rafizi Ramli.
“Is it due to the National Feedlot Centre (NFC)? Now that we have enough proof, a new game is concocted to divert attention (away from the NFC issue)?” he asked referring to the controversial project which was awarded to the family of Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, minister of women, family and community development.
He added that such techniques would not be sucessful with the general election being around the corner.
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