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Karpal unhappy with PM's call
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He should have asked for an audience, says Muhammad
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Police quiz Karpal over remarks
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Sunday Star (Used by permission)
• Tengku Adnan accuses Karpal of pulling a publicity
stunt
PENANG: Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh fears for his safety now after the Prime
Minister's call to the Attorney-General to decide whether to charge him for
questioning the powers of the Perak Sultan.
Karpal Singh, who is DAP chairman, said what Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
had said carried a lot of weight and had serious implications and consequences
which made him worried about his safety.
“His statement urging the AG to act quickly because a lot of people were
interested to know what the appropriate punishment should be, clearly amounted
to him directing the AG to punish me even before I have been charged in court,”
he told a press conference at his office in Green Hall yesterday.
“The statement gave the public a pre-conceived idea that I had committed an
offence and should be punished,” he said.
Yesterday, police officers Asst Supt A. Sidambaram and Asst Supt Azry Akmar Ayob
from the George Town police headquarters questioned Karpal Singh for two hours
at his office here from 11.30am.
Karpal Singh was questioned over the reports made against him in Pasir Mas,
Kelantan, on April 25 and in Ipoh, Perak, on May 5.
He said the Attorney-General must not be influenced by Abdullah's call and
should act without fear and favour.
Karpal Singh said he would raise the matter in Parliament tomorrow.
He added he had to justify his stand that Perak Sultan Azlan Shah did not have
jurisdiction over the transfer of state Religious Department director Datuk
Jamry Sury.
Meanwhile, acting state police chief Senior Asst Comm I Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid
said the police would expedite investigations into Karpal Singh’s case.
“We will forward the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor’s
office maybe in two or three days as requested by the AG,” he told reporters at
the Patani Road police station yesterday.
On whether Karpal Singh would be arrested, SAC Salleh said police would take
appropriate action if there was sufficient evidence.
Tengku Adnan accuses Karpal of pulling a publicity stunt
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh has been accused of politicising
things by warning the Prime Minister that he will not hesitate to take legal
action against the premier and his deputy if they continue attacking him
publicly.
“Karpal Singh likes to politicise things. We expect what he’s doing is just to
get publicity,” Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
said yesterday after presenting awards to outstanding Malay individuals and
non-governmental organisations in conjunction with Umno’s 62nd anniversary
celebration.
Karpal Singh had on Friday warned the Prime Minister that he would not hesitate
to take legal action if the premier and his deputy persisted in attacking him
over his statement that the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah did not have
jurisdiction over the transfer of state Religious Department director Datuk
Jamry Sury.
Asked why he lodged a police report against Karpal Singh at Brickfields police
station on Thursday, Tengku Adnan said: “I’m asking the police to investigate.
To me, it (Karpal Singh’s statement) is seditious.
“I think some action should be taken against Karpal Singh and whoever talks
against the rulers of the country.”
Earlier, Tengku Adnan advised the people, especially youths, who liked to read
about allegations against Umno leaders posted by bloggers on the Internet, to
check with the Umno headquarters if there was any truth to the stories.
In Ipoh, Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Taib said yesterday that Karpal
Singh should have sought an audience with the Sultan of Perak to voice his
opinion on the reinstatement of Jamry.
“He should not have done it in public. He should be more refined, respectful and
courteous,” he said.
Meanwhile, Perak MIC members, led by state chairman Datuk G. Rajoo, staged a
protest against Karpal Singh at their party headquarters in Medan Kidd in Ipoh
yesterday.
“We urged the state government to view this issue seriously and the police to
start investigations on Karpal Singh for his unethical statements,” said Rajoo.
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