Cops haul up Santiago over comments on Malaysiakini verdict

PETALING JAYA: Klang MP Charles Santiago has been summoned to Bukit Aman by the police next week after a report was lodged against him for comments he made on the Federal Court’s decision on Malaysiakini.

In a tweet, Santiago said he would meet the police at 10.30am on March 1 to record a statement.

Earlier this week, investigation papers under the sedition and multimedia laws were opened on him and Malaysiakini editor-in-chief Steven Gan for comments made after the Federal Court found the news portal guilty of contempt last Friday.

Kuala Muda police chief Adzli Abu Shah confirmed that two separate police reports were lodged by an individual from a non-governmental organisation based in Gurun, Kedah.

Santiago previously told FMT that he was exercising his fundamental right to free speech and that he should be able to express his views without fear.

The DAP leader had also said it was his duty to speak out as an MP.

“The Federal Court’s decision was not unanimous. There was a dissenting judgment,” he said, adding that police reports now seemed to be a norm in the country. — Free Malaysia Today