Sabotaging National Stability: Statement To Be Taken From 14 More Individuals

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will call 14 more individuals to record their statements in the investigation of sabotaging national stability involving influential individuals and foreign media.

Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said police have completed the list of the individuals concerned.

According to him, so far, a total of 14 individuals had their statements recorded and police are currently looking into the statements besides continuing further investigations.

"We are still studying and conducting other investigations and we may take the statements of several more individuals and from there we will conclude and we will submit to the Attorney General (AG).

"I understand that there are 14 more people whose statements we will take and God willing, if everything is completed, we will send them to the AG," he said in a press conference at Bukit Aman police headquarters, here today.

Commenting on the question of whether Toh Puan Nai'mah Khalid is included in the list, he refused to confirm the matter for now.

"I do not want to detail any individuals. The investigation is still ongoing, let us do it and when it is finished, we will call for investigation," he explained.

In a separate development, Mohd Khalid announced that police have begun an investigation into international news portal, Bloomberg, regarding an article on Tan Sri Azam Baki's share ownership and the issue of corporate manipulation.

According to him, the investigation team has already visited the portal's office located at Petronas Towers to meet with several staff for initial documentation purposes.

He said the investigation found that the main individuals who are directly related to the writing are based abroad.

"For further action we will work through G2G (government-to-government) or agency-to-agency to obtain cooperation from the relevant parties," he said.

-- BERNAMA