Karpal at DAP AGM(Malaysiakini) A police report has been lodged in Penang against carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan for allegedly having knowledge of a crime but failing to report it to law enforcers.

DAP national chief Karpal Singh lodged the report in Penang this afternoon under Section 13 of the Criminal Procedure Code which states:

"13(1) every person aware (a) of the commission of an offence under Section 302 of the Penal Code shall in absence of reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which shall lie upon the person so aware, immediately to give information to the officer in charge of the nearest police station..."

Karpal said Section 302 of the Penal Code states that "whoever commits murder shall be punishable with death".

"I lodge this report so that a thorough police investigation could be launched into the matter as what was uttered by Deepak could constitute an offence under Section 202 of the Penal Code which states:

"'Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, intentionally omits to give information respecting that offence which is legally bound to give, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or both'."
Earlier, Karpal said Deepak had knowledge of a murder but did not report it.

"He has committed an offence under the law," said Karpal during his speech at the party's 16th national congress in Penang.

Karpal said the latest revelation by Deepak in Malaysiakini that he would rather not be involved in something as murky as murder means that fresh investigations must commence immediately.

NONE"If Prime Minister Najib Razak is involved, then something must be done.
"What Deepak said has substance. There must be fresh investigations," he said.

Recently, Deepak made a series of allegations on the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu by two former bodyguards of Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Najib was then deputy prime minister and defence minister involved in a RM7.3 billion deal for the purchase of two Scorpene class submarines for Malaysia.

Harakah Daily also quoted Deepak in a separate interview that Najib had played a major role in P Balasubramaniam's retraction of his first statutory declaration, when he asked his younger brother Nazim to meet the former private investigator.

No one is above the law

Karpal, who is also Bukit Gelugor MP, was the lawyer holding a watching brief for the murder trial of the two bodyguards at the Shah Alam High Court.

"There must be fresh police investigation. Immediately after this, a report will be lodged at the police station here against Deepak to enable investigations," said Karpal.

"Any person who has knowledge of the commission of murder must lodge a police report. Deepak has not lodged a police report and thus, he has committed an offence.

"What is important is not Deepak, what is important is the revelations that he made. Will it prompt police investigation? If the PM is involved, he must answer for it," Karpal added.

"The spirit of Altantuya must be laid to rest. And I say this because an offence was committed and no matter how high up you are, you must face the consequences."
Reports by Ahmad Fadli KC, Koh Jun Lin, Lee Long Hui, Low Chia Ming and Susan Loone.