PETALING JAYA: The prime minister’s special adviser on media and communications A Kadir Jasin was today summoned to the Bukit Aman police headquarters over comments he made on the installation of the Kedah sultan last year.
This is the second time the veteran journalist was questioned over his views on the royal institution, after he was investigated for sedition over an article on the expenses incurred by the government for the personal expenditure of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong.
“I have no problem being investigated because something can be learnt during the investigation and I can enlighten the investigation officer,” he said on his blog today.
Kadir said he was informed that there were 14 police reports against him over his blog post, including those lodged by a PKR leader and several Umno politicians.
In his post on Oct 30 last year, Kadir questioned the expenses for the installation ceremony of Kedah’s Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah a week earlier, and called for more transparency in the budget allocated to Malay rulers.
In May, Kadir was criticised by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim for questioning the expenses for the Agong.
“To make disparaging remarks without giving the Rulers the opportunity to clarify – that’s not healthy, especially when you use your position, and are seen to be close to people in the government,” Anwar had said. -FMT
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