Police report to be lodged against Deepak

A police report will be lodged in Penang against carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan for allegedly having knowledge of a crime but failing to report it to law enforcers.

"He has knowledge of a murder but did not report it. He has committed an offence under the law," said DAP national chairperson Karpal Singh during his speech at the party's 16th national congress in Penang.

Karpal said the latest revelation by Deepak in Malaysiakini that he would rather not be involved in something as murky as murder means that fresh investigations must commence immediately.

"If Prime Minister Najib Razak is involved, then something must be done. What Deepak said has substance. There must be fresh investigations," Karpal said.

Recently, Deepak made a series of allegations involving the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu by two former bodyguards of Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Najib was then deputy prime minister and defence minister involved in a RM7.3 billion deal to purchase two Scorpene class submarines for Malaysia.

Harakah Daily also quoted Deepak in a separate interview that Najibplayed a major role in P Balasubramaniam's retraction of his first statutory declaration, when he asked his younger brother Nazim to meet the former private investigator

No one is above the law

Karpal, who is also Bukit Gelugor MP, was the lawyer tasked to conduct a watching brief for the murder trial of the two bodyguards at the Shah Alam High Court.

"There must be fresh police investigation. Immediately after this, a report will be lodged at the police station here against Deepak to enable investigations," said Karpal.

"Any person who has knowledge of the commission of murder must lodge a police report. Deepak has not lodge a police report and thus, he has committed an offence.

"What is important is not Deepak, what is important is the revelations that he made. Will it prompt police investigation? If the PM is involved, he must answer for it," he added.

"The spirit of Altantuya, must be laid to rest. And I say this because an offence was committed, and no matter how high you are, you must face the consequences."