Thursday July 26, 2007
Webmaster Raja Petra questioned for eight hours
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Today owner Raja Petra Kamarudin spent eight hours at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters yesterday, having his statement recorded over a police report lodged by Umno.
The Umno police report concerning articles and comments posted on his website alleged that Raja Petra had insulted the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Islam.
“I was interrogated as a witness and questioned under Section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Code,” Raja Petra, 57, told a press conference after his statement was recorded.
Raja Petra arrived at the Dang Wangi police station accompanied by his wife Marina Lee Abdullah, 50, and several family members and friends.
Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman spoke briefly with Raja Petra before the webmaster was brought to the CID office at 12.15pm.
Zulkarnain confirmed that Raja Petra was called in to record a statement under the Sedition Act.
He declined to comment further.
In the police report lodged on Monday, Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib claimed the comments and remarks published on the website on July 11 had insulted the King, degraded Islam and could incite hatred and violence in Malaysia’s multi-racial society.
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