Cops have completed probe into Isma, up to A-G to act, says police chief

Isma president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman is being investigated under the Sedition Act over his 'Chinese are trespassers' remark. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, June 9, 2014.

More than a month after Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) chief Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman accused the Chinese of being "trespassers",  police and the Attorney-General's Chambers are still discussing if he should be charged with sedition.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police were waiting for further instructions from the A-G's Chambers.

"We are still discussing with the A-G. Investigations have not concluded but the A-G can make a decision at any point.

"We will have to wait," he said after an event at the Home Ministry today.

Previously, Khalid confirmed that Abdullah was being investigated under the Sedition Act over his “Chinese are trespassers" remark.

He had questioned their citizenship and wealth, saying that the Chinese were being protected even though they had "trespassed" into Malaysia.

"This is all the doing of the British, who were on the same side of the Chinese in bullying the Malays," Abdullah had said in a statement on Isma's website.

He had also said it was a mistake that needed to be corrected, although did not explain further.

Following his controversial statement, many quarters, including from both sides of the political divide, criticised the Muslim group with calls for Abdullah to be investigated and charged.

- TMI