policeShamsul Iskandar said his statements were merely "questions", not allegations
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
PETALING JAYA: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth chief, Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin (pic) today spoke out against the threat made to him by Selangor police.
The 36-year-old Syariah lawyer said his previous statement on the murder case of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, was merely questions, not allegations to the police.
"Firstly, I was only questioning whether there were any abuse of power within Banting police as they had failed to act on the missing person reports involving the lawyer suspects.
"None of the cases were taken seriously until Sosilawati's case were brought to public attention by the media," he said.
In his statement on his blog, Shamsul said if ever his assistance was needed, he called for the police to seek proper procedure in doing so and not through the media.
"It is unfair for the police to blame me, saying that I was not reachable when there wasn't any attempt by them to contact me in accordance to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC)."
To Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar, Shamsul said he would send a copy of his statement to the latter's Facebook, as "it is his (Khalid's) favourite way of doing so."
Shamsul had already allowed his lawyer, Balik Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusoff, to represent him and deal with the police regarding the matter.
Shamsul would also make his stand on the matter at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters in Putrajaya tomorrow at 3pm.
Police yesterday had warned Shamsul that a warrant of arrest would be issued against him if he continues to avoid assisting investigations into the cosmetics millionaire's murder.
Khalid had said Shamsul should come to the police if he really had evidence to support his allegations about the murder.
"However, till today he has not come forward and cannot be reached on his handphone. We are giving him ample opportunity to assist the police, failing which, we will invoke Section 111 of the CPC for a warrant of arrest to be issued against him."
On Sept 14, online news portal Free Malaysia Today had reported Shamsul as saying: "I am wondering if there existed a strong bond between the suspect and the highest leadership in the police force or within the weak police administration under former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan.
"It’s surprising that this 'Datuk' with the same criminal record had not faced prosecution. Does he have links to political leaders or within the top brass in the police?
"These are questions that the police must answer."
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