Police justify raiding DAP HQ

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: Police have denied allegations that they have acted beyond their jurisdiction when raiding the DAP headquarters to find the source of pamphlets printed and distributed without permit.

Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Datuk Hasnan Hassan said the issue of needing a warrant to search the premises should not arise because it was part of a follow up investigation where one of the detainees assisting with the probe led the police to the site.

“Furthermore the raid had to be carried out immediately before the evidence was wiped out.

“Speed was of the essence and the raid had to be carried out during the weekend when the court is not in session,’’ he said.

Ulu Selangor district councillor Ooi Leng Heng, who was one of the 16 people arrested in Pandan Indah on Thursday night for participating in an illegal gathering calling for dissolution of the Perak state assembly, led the police to the DAP headquarters on Saturday evening.

Police seized a CPU and 19 DVDs to facilitate investigations under the Printing Press and Publications Act 1984.