Johor police have confirmed that they are investigating remarks made
by former Perak menteri besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin in his tweet
on the Johor sultan's purchase of the WWW 1 car number plate.
State police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Sharif said the force has received eight reports on the matter and investigation will be conducted under the Sedition Act.
"Police
will complete the investigation papers after examining the reports and
will forward it to the deputy public prosecutor," he told Bernama today.
Five police reports have been lodged against Nizar (left), who is Bukit Gantang MP, for saying that the RM520,000 spent to secure the licence plate could have been utilised to help the poor instead.
Malay daily Sinar Harian had today quoted Nizar as saying that he is willing to apologise for his tweet.
“If any quarter feels hurt by the message, I apologise,” he said, adding his message was not intended to question the Johor sultan's decision in bidding for the country's most expensive car number plate yet.
Nizar said it was only a general statement, and that he had no intention of insulting Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.
Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim has defended the bid, saying every single sen allocated by the government for the royal household has gone into Yayasan Iskandar and Yayasan Ibrahim.
"The Johor royal family has not taken any money from the government since the time of Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim.
"Feel free to ask the menteri besar or any government official," said Tunku Ismail in his tweet.
Nizar: Tweet was made in general
When contacted, Nizar said he had no intention of saying seditious things about the Johor sultan.
"If you look at my tweet which I sent, it did not refer to anyone and it was made in general, before it became public knowledge that it was the Johor sultan who had made the bid.
"However, I am surprised over the swift police action in responding to my tweets.
"There are other far more damaging tweets but no action has been taken," he said, adding that he had received a call from Skudai police station in Johor over the matter but has not been asked to give a statement.
Nizar said he is expected to give a statement later when called by the police.
He also acknowledged having apologised to anyone who were offended by his tweet.
According to the news agency, Johor Umno Youth chief Mohd Fadil Muskon today urged police and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to act against Mohamad Nizar or anyone who supported his statement on Tweeter, Facebook or any other media.
"Johor Umno Youth consider this matter as defamatory and rude to the Sultan of Johor.
"This is provoking the people to hate the royal institution," he said after making the report at Johor Bahru central police station.
Johor Bahru Umno Youth and 20 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) also made police reports at the same station.
State police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Sharif said the force has received eight reports on the matter and investigation will be conducted under the Sedition Act.
"Police
will complete the investigation papers after examining the reports and
will forward it to the deputy public prosecutor," he told Bernama today.Five police reports have been lodged against Nizar (left), who is Bukit Gantang MP, for saying that the RM520,000 spent to secure the licence plate could have been utilised to help the poor instead.
Malay daily Sinar Harian had today quoted Nizar as saying that he is willing to apologise for his tweet.
“If any quarter feels hurt by the message, I apologise,” he said, adding his message was not intended to question the Johor sultan's decision in bidding for the country's most expensive car number plate yet.
Nizar said it was only a general statement, and that he had no intention of insulting Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.
Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim has defended the bid, saying every single sen allocated by the government for the royal household has gone into Yayasan Iskandar and Yayasan Ibrahim.
"The Johor royal family has not taken any money from the government since the time of Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim.
"Feel free to ask the menteri besar or any government official," said Tunku Ismail in his tweet.
Nizar: Tweet was made in general
When contacted, Nizar said he had no intention of saying seditious things about the Johor sultan.
"If you look at my tweet which I sent, it did not refer to anyone and it was made in general, before it became public knowledge that it was the Johor sultan who had made the bid.
"However, I am surprised over the swift police action in responding to my tweets.
"There are other far more damaging tweets but no action has been taken," he said, adding that he had received a call from Skudai police station in Johor over the matter but has not been asked to give a statement.
Nizar said he is expected to give a statement later when called by the police.
He also acknowledged having apologised to anyone who were offended by his tweet.
According to the news agency, Johor Umno Youth chief Mohd Fadil Muskon today urged police and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to act against Mohamad Nizar or anyone who supported his statement on Tweeter, Facebook or any other media.
"Johor Umno Youth consider this matter as defamatory and rude to the Sultan of Johor.
"This is provoking the people to hate the royal institution," he said after making the report at Johor Bahru central police station.
Johor Bahru Umno Youth and 20 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) also made police reports at the same station.
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