PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli has been detained by the police as he exited the Parliament building gates this evening.
Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed he was arrested under Section 8 of the Official Secrets Act, which relates to wrongful communication of an official secret.
The Pandan lawmaker had last month exposed what he claimed is a classified document showing links between the Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera and 1MDB.
He also gave a statement on the matter to the commercial crime investigations department.
Tweeting on the arrest, PKR’s Subang MP R Siavarasa said: "Will the IGP explain to the rakyat why PDRM cannot just request Rafizi to surrender himself?”
He likened it to a "kidnapping" by the police.
PKR's Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh said Rafizi would be taken to the Bukit Aman police headquarters.
PKR Youth strategic director Akmal Nasir told Malaysiakini that Rafizi was on the way to pick up his two-year-old son from the babysitter when the arrest took place.
"Rafizi had asked if he could come to Bukit Aman at 7.30pm after fetching his son but the police did not allow him to do so," he said.
Amanah's Kuala Terengganu MP Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad who witnessed the arrest said he tried to speak to Rafizi, but police did not allow it.
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