Probe allegations against Attorney General promptly, says Karpal
V. Anbalagan, TMI
The police must investigate allegations against Attorney General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patil (pic) without waiting for a report to be made, said lawyer Karpal Singh, adding that in the past police would start a probe after reading newspaper reports.
“Here, news portals and blogs have carried news reports about Gani. The police can lodge a report to begin its investigation,” he told The Malaysian Insider.
Karpal, who is Bukit Gelugor MP, said this in response to reports that several individuals had met with former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad last August to discuss the AG’s misdeeds.
This included the alleged fabrication of evidence in the famous 1998 “black eye” case involving former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
According to Malaysiakini, those present at the meeting included former Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigations Department director Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim and prominent lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Also present were Dr Mahathir’s former political secretary Matthias Chang and former Commercial Crimes Investigation Department director Datuk Ramli Yusoff, who briefed the former premier over his run-ins with Gani.
On a separate occasion, Dr Mahathir is said to have pressured Gani by calling Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for a discussion.
During the meeting, Dr Mahathir claimed that the AG’s Chambers employed two CIA agents, with Zahid agreeing to investigate the claim.
Karpal said it was important that Gani himself declare that he was prepared to be investigated to clear his name as he held an important public office.
