PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli has given his statement to the police this afternoon in regards to his allegations against Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Abdul Latiff Ahmad.
This comes after a police report was lodged by Latiff’s aide on Aug 30, who cited Rafizi's blog posts that were also shared on the latter’s Facebook and Twitter.
Rafizi, under probe for criminal defamation and abuse of network facilities, recorded his statement at the Sentul district police headquarters at 3pm today and was accompanied by three lawyers.
He is being investigated under Section 500 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 2008.
Speaking to reporters later, Rafizi said he could not divulge much information about the case as it was still ongoing.
The PKR leader said he was treated well by the police as they knew he was a "veteran" when it comes to being investigated.
However, Rafizi told reporters that the police had taken away his cell phone as part of the investigation.
"It’s a normal process. Usually, if there are any cases involving the MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission), they will take the phone.
".. Whether or not I get the phone back, that depends. It’s the process," he added.
In a series of exposes, Rafizi accused Latiff and his family members of allegedly benefiting from the RM9 billion littoral combat ship (LCS) project and other defence contracts during his tenure as deputy defence minister during the BN administration.
The former Pandan MP also insisted that Latiff has a wife named Zainab Mohd Salleh, who in turn, has been implicated in misappropriating funds from the LCS project.
In the police report lodged by Latiff’s special officer Sayed Ahmad Mu’izzuddin Al-Sayed Mohamad, sighted by Malaysiakini, the latter said Rafizi had persisted in his claims despite the minister’s explanation.
Latiff denies involvement
Among others, Sayed reiterated the minister’s claim that Rafizi is misleading the public by citing a draft forensic audit report to back his claims.
He added the allegations had disregarded a disclaimer contained in the report stating that the auditors were unable to assess the veracity of claims made by people involved in the project.
On Aug 26, Latiff said he had no role in the LCS project, and his family did not receive any defence contracts during his time as deputy defence minister from 2009 to 2013.
He also denied having a wife or ex-wife named Zainab, adding any action by such a person had nothing to do with him. - Mkini
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