KUALA LUMPUR: Jelutong member of parliament RSN Rayer has lodged a police report against Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Maslan and former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin over their criticism of Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar.
Rayer accused the pair of making seditious allegations that the A-G had defied the King’s pardon order for Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
He wants the police and the Attorney-General’s Chambers to open investigation papers under the Penal Code, Sedition Act and Communications and Multimedia Act against them and others who had lodged police reports against the A-G.
Rayer lodged the report at the Gadek police station this morning, accompanied by Senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran.
“I am making this police report against all individuals who have lodged police reports against the attorney-general and claimed that the attorney-general should be sacked, resign or go on leave,” he said at a press conference in Parliament today.
“I repeat, a deputy minister in the Federal Government, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Maslan, the deputy works minister, and Khairy Jamaluddin, the former health minister, who have made various seditious accusations and lodged police reports against the attorney-general,” he said.
On Nov 7, Ahmad, who is Pontian Umno chief, lodged a police report at the Benut police station over the delay in implementing Najib’s house arrest order.
On Nov 8, Khairy said the A-G should take immediate leave while police investigated reports lodged against him over Najib’s conditional pardon.
Rayer said the High Court’s house arrest order issued yesterday “clearly shows that the attorney-general was not disloyal to and did not defy the pardon order granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak”.
“In reality, the attorney-general only sought for the order issued by the court last Friday to be further clarified in court,” he said.
Rayer said about 190 police reports had been lodged nationwide against the A-G.
“This habit and attitude of lodging police reports merely for political purposes is very bad and unhealthy, especially when it involves the attorney-general, who is a senior officer of the government.
“I urge that immediate action be taken and that those involved in lodging false police reports against the attorney-general be dealt with and hauled to court as soon as possible,” he said.
Rayer also criticised Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s call for politicians to stop politicising the issue following Najib’s return home.
He said the call was unacceptable, claiming that several MPs, including a deputy minister, as well as members of Umno and Perikatan Nasional, had themselves fuelled public discontent over the matter.
“Imagine if villagers were taken in by this incitement and chaos or riots broke out,” he said.
Rayer said police would record his statement this afternoon.
On Sept 18, Najib was granted a conditional pardon allowing him to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028, subject to payment of a RM50 million fine.
On Nov 6, the Attorney-General’s Chambers called for the house arrest to be temporarily suspended pending clarification of the pardon’s interpretation.
Yesterday, the High Court ordered Najib to serve the remainder of his 6-year SRC International prison sentence under house arrest at his Taman Duta residence until Aug 23, 2028.