Rafizi says being investigated over two reports after questioning ends at Bukit Aman
Former Malaysian economy minister Rafizi Ramli has provided statements to police regarding two separate investigations. The probes involve allegations of criminal defamation related to a speech in Selayang and shareholding issues concerning a former MACC chief.
Why it matters
The investigation of a prominent political figure regarding defamation and corporate governance issues is a significant development in Malaysian national politics.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has completed giving his statement at Bukit Aman, with investigations also involving the shareholding issue concerning former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki.
"I am being investigated over two separate police reports involving different cases. One concerns the speech in Selayang, as we all know, involving the alleged RM9.5mil payment and the corporate mafia," he told reporters after giving his statement at Bukit Aman on Tuesday (Nov 3).
Rafizi said police had also informed him that another police report, lodged earlier in March, also required investigation.
"I was also informed that there was another police report lodged earlier in March which also required investigation. That report concerns the shareholding issue involving Tan Sri Azam Baki," he said.
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