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KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Mei (Bernama) -- Nine police reports have been lodged against DAP chairman Karpal Singh so far in connection with his statement on the the powers of the Sultan of Perak.

Sentul OCPD ACP Ahmad Sofian Md Yasin said two reports were lodged each in Sentul and Brickfields and one each in Dang Wangi, Tapah, Port Dickson, Muar and Penang.

He said the reports were channelled to the Sentul police headquarters because the place where Karpal made the statement was within the Sentul police jurisdiction.

"Police will study all the reports and will take appropriate action, if necessary," he said.

Of the two reports lodged in Sentul, one was by Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor yesterday and another by Malaysia Youth Council secretary-general Tajudin Ahmad Friday.

Met by reporters, Tajudin said the issue should be dealt with urgently because if left unchecked, it would tarnish the image of the institution of constitutional monarchy.

In Penang, state Umno youth secretary Ramlan Ishak, who lodged the report at the Jelutong police station, said Karpal's statement had created anxiety among the people.

Last week, Sultan Azlan Shah ordered Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin to retract the 24-hour transfer order issued to Perak Islamic Religious Department director Datuk Jamry Sury as the transfer was done without the consent of the Sultan as the head of Islamic religion.

Karpal had claimed that the Sultan's directive was against the law and that the state government decision to transfer Jamry should be upheld.

Bar Council President Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said Karpal should not be charged under the Sedition Act as the DAP chairman was merely exercising his right to freedom of expresson.

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