Probe paper on Akmal to be sent to AGC next week

Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said police are investigating Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh for sedition and misuse of network facilities.

PETALING JAYA: The investigation paper on Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh, who is being probed for sedition and misuse of network facilities, will be completed and sent to prosecutors next week.

Akmal was questioned by Sabah police yesterday after two reports were lodged against him over comments linked to the sale of socks bearing the word “Allah” at a KK Mart outlet.

“We are completing the investigation paper and will submit it to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) for further action within five days,” said Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain when contacted.

Razarudin confirmed yesterday the police received two reports on Akmal’s statements on the socks issue, and that the case is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for misuse of network facilities.

Akmal said he was questioned for a total of four hours by Sabah police after he was detained at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport yesterday.

The recording of his statement comes amid his push for a boycott of KK Mart, which has been embroiled in a controversy after socks bearing the word “Allah” were found being sold at its Bandar Sunway outlet.

Akmal has continued to spearhead the movement against the chain, despite the immediate apology tendered by its founder Chai Kee Kan, the court action against Chai and director Loh Siew Mui, and a call by the king not to prolong the controversy.

Since the boycott started, three KK Mart outlets – at Bidor, Perak; Kuantan, Pahang; and Kuching, Sarawak – have been attacked with petrol bombs.