Raja Petra Might Face Action - Police

Action may be taken against blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin if the Attorney-General finds that there are elements of slander against the government in a statutory declaration made by him on June 18. (according to a Bernama report here .)

Federal CID director Datuk Bakri Zinin said the allegations made by the editor of the Malaysia-Today website in the declaration were very serious.

"Investigations are ongoing and we have recorded several statements except from one person. We waiting to take further action," he told reporters at his office here Friday.

He declined to reveal who that person was.

However, according to rocky'sbru, Lieutenant Colonel Aziz Buyong, described by Raja Petra Kamaruddin in his 18/6/08. Statutory Declaration as a C4 expert, yesterday filed a defamation suit against the Malaysia Today editor. (Read his entry Army colonel to sue RPK for defamation here.) *

So far, among those whose statements have been taken are Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor who is the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Umno Youth deputy chief and Rembau Member of Parliament, Khairy Jamaluddin.

In the declaration filed at the High Court here, Raja Petra named three individuals, including Rosmah, as being present at the scene where Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu was murdered in 2006. (read here.)

Raja Petra further claimed that Khairy had in his possession a military intelligence report about the presence of Rosmah, bomb expert Col Aziz Buyong and his wife Norhayati, who is an aide to Rosmah, at the place where Altantuya's body was blown up with explosives in Puncak Alam, Shah Alam in Oct 2006.

* Read Pasquale's write-up: Army colonels suing Raja Petra Kamaruddin for defamation HERE.

Altantuya Murder: All Lies and I Welcome Police Probe - Najib

Dsmissing as "lies, fabrication and total garbage" the contents of a statutory declaration (SD) filed by blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin that his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor was involved in the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says he welcomed police investigation into the allegation.

The Deputy Prime Minister said this when asked to comment on the SD filed by Raja Petra in the High Court on June 18 (read here) naming three individuals, including Rosmah, who were purportedly present at the murder scene of Altantuya in 2006.

Najib said he believed Raja Petra's allegation was a "desperate and pathetic attempt to discredit and taint my political image".

"I can't see any other reasons," he added.

"My wife has given her statement," he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur after chairing the special cabinet committee meeting on illegal immigrants in Sabah.

Source: Bernama

Read also rocky'sbru Who's telling the truth here and the Star's Najib, Khairy deny Raja Petra claims here.

Police questioned RPK on article in Malaysia Today

Police today questioned Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK) on his article "Let's Send the Altantuya's Murderers to Hell" in Malaysia Today.

RPK who was questioned for two hours this afternoon by police at the Commercial Crime Division at Jalan Dato Onn, Kuala Lumpur said that he was being investigated under section4C of the Sedition Act.

Accompanied by his lawyer, William Leong who is MP for Selayang, RPK said he was persuaded to make a statement but refused to do so.

"I refused to answer any question or have any statement taken," he said.

The police gave up and he was released after two hours.

Earlier in the morning, seven policemen visited RPK at his home and confiscated his laptop and CPU. (read Rocky'sbru here.)

Also read Zorro's account "Arrest me now or let me go" and watch this Yew Tube production of the events by Tony Yew of MyBlog TV.