Press Statement: Police Investigation for Sedition
I strongly feel it is ludicrous and absurd to say that I can even influence anyone what more incite racial hatred or any sort of hatred towards anyone. If anyone is hateful, they will be so without reading my blog. I am not God.
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2009 WEDNESDAY
Inspector Mohd Riduan Abd Majid (Office Phone No.: 03-26163989 / H/Phone No.: 019-9890484) from the Bukit Aman Commerical Crime Department’s Cyber and Multimedia Crime Investigation Unit emailed me this morning, saying:
“I want to continue a statement recording with you. There are several questions to ask, so it will make your statement very clear. Hope you to come at JSJK Bukit Aman this evening at 5pm or 6pm. I will make it fast.”
I’ve agreed to go in at 7pm this evening (Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009).
On Monday (23/02/2009), I went to the Bukit Aman Commerical Crime Department’s Cyber and Multimedia Crime Investigation Unit and gave my statement to Inspector Riduan from about 6pm — 10pm after he called and emailed me on the same day. I was unrepresented by a lawyer as, when asked, Inspector Riduan says he doesn’t need one.
Under tremendous pressure, with my handphone taken away from me, facing two officers and one or two that came in and out, I felt I had no choice but to give and sign a statement against my wishes in order to ensure my safety. Riduan at many points refuse to allow me to give me the answers that I want and changed my statement many times to fit his preferred answers. I was also not allowed to see the police report and had no idea why I was being interrogated. However, the police were courteous and professional at all times and I am happy to cooperate with the police who are merely doing their jobs.
Following that, at about 10pm, as instructed by the police, I brought four policemen (ASP Hazizi Bin A Samad, Insp Mohd Faizal B Zainal, Insp Zurina Bt Alias and KPL 128548 Zawahid Bin Nik) to my family’s house. I led the way with Insp Zuraina in the car while the others followed my car.
Before entering my house ASP Hazizi informed me that he is entering the premises and seizing my computers under the Sedition Act, which I am being investigated under. They came in drew floor plans of my house, took photos, recorded videos and confiscated my laptop, its power cable, a desktop CPU, a router and a modem. At all times, the police were professional and courteous.
The next day (Tuesday, February 24, 2009), I lodged a police report at the Brickfields police station/IPD about the the items confiscated as I am concerned that the data in the items would be tampered with as I am not the only one using the computers (which are not password protected) and I did not check the data before I handed over the items to the police.
I feel that I am being set up by the police and my rights has been violated as I’ve not been shown the police report, my statement taken from me under conditions in which I feared for my safety, items seized from my house and I’ve not been advised by the police to get legal representation.
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