Police today recorded statements from Parti Sosialis Malaysia committee member S Arutchelvan over a gathering in front of the prime minister's office on June 11.
When contacted after meeting the police, Arutchelvan told Malaysiakini that said he was being investigated under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.
"In my statement, I said that I think this is a waste of taxpayers' money and time.
"This investigation done by the police is a violation of freedom of assembly and a waste of public funds," he said.
According to Arutchelvan he and about 50 activists had gathered in front of the prime minister's office last week to submit an appeal for Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to intervene in the sacking of Bank Negara employee Y Kohila.
Arutchelvan insisted that the activists who gathered at the prime minister's office had done nothing wrong, yet the police lodged a report against him on the same day.
"People were just standing there carrying banners, asking Kohila to be reinstated. The police didn't ask people to disperse. Basically, there was no incident," he said.
Kohila was a manager at Bank Negara's Museum and Art Gallery Department and had been an employee at the central bank for 12 years.
She was laid off last year for wearing a "remove GST" t-shirt at a Labour Day protest in 2016. The Pakatan Harapan administration had removed GST on June 1. - Mkini
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