Sunday June 22, 2008 MYT 8:45:33 PM
Cops investigating Raja Petra’s allegations
By LOURDES CHARLES
KUALA LUMPUR: The police will be calling up Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin to investigate his allegations in a recent statutory declaration, which touched on purported facts related to the ongoing Altantuya Shaariibuu trial.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said the three individuals named in the document filed at the High Court here on June 18 would also be called up.
Raja Petra had claimed that these individuals, one a prominent VIP, were present when Altantuya was killed on Oct 19, 2006.
Copies of the statutory declaration, filed on June 18, have been posted online by bloggers.
In his two-paged statutory declaration, Raja Petra said he had been “reliably informed” of the presence of these individuals at the murder.
Musa said that the matter could be subjudice as the Altantuya murder trial was on going.
Accused of the murder are C/Insp Azilah Hadri and Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar of the Unit Tindakan Khas (Special Action Unit). Accused of abetting them is political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda.
Musa said the allegations made by Raja Petra were “highly defamatory” and if found to be untrue, those making the allegations would have to face the consequences.
Meanwhile, the Attorney-General’s Chambers has filed a police report against Raja Petra over the statutory declaration.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patil said, “We want to investigate it as we want the truth. As far as I am concerned, we have to look it seriously.”
“If it’s true, we will act accordingly. If not, the writer will be investigated,’’ he said, adding that the report was lodged in Putrajaya on Saturday.
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