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if BN leaders table an anti-hopping legisla-
newsdesk@thesundaily.com tion for elected assemblymen and MPs,
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said
PETALING JAYA: Statements were not taken yesterday.
from “important” figures in the sedition trial of “The BN needs two-thirds majority to
Malaysia-Today.net editor Raja Petra Kamarudin pass the legislation. As the BN does not
and the Altantuya murder trial, including Deputy have such a majority, the DAP is willing to
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak give the support of its 28 MPs to such an
and political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, as anti-hopping law,” he said.
they were “not involved” in either case, a police The BN has 140 MPs while DAP’s Pakatan
officer told the sessions court here yesterday. Rakyat (PR) partners – PKR and PAS – have
“(Najib) was not called in the Altantuya case 31 and 22, respectively.
as the investigation found there was no need Asked if such a move by the DAP would
to call him,” said Supt Gan Tack Guan, who Raja Petra be at odds with PKR de facto leader Datuk
filed the police report against Raja Petra for his (centre) Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s strategy to entice BN
article titled “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers chats with representatives to defect to PR, Lim said:
to hell”. Selangor “Yes, I do not deny it.
Gan, who was cross-examined by lead de- state “We do not sweep issues under the
fence counsel Gobind Singh Deo, had earlier executive carpet … I try to be my brother’s keeper,
agreed it was “important” to question both Najib councillor but you cannot be a keeper all the time.”
and Razak as they were named in the article. Ronnie Liu Lim, who is also the Penang Chief Minis-
Gobind: Isn’t it important to get a statement (left) and ter, said the DAP had never supported party
from Razak as to the article? Gobind defections and had consistently called on
Gan: Yes, it is. outside the anti-hopping legislation to be initiated.
Gobind: It is important because Razak is Petaling Jaya “This is DAP policy, not PR policy,” he
named here and also to know if it is true or not. sessions said.
And is it not important to question Najib about court. He said DAP had been consistent on the
the article to see if the facts are true or not? matter, compared to MCA and Gerakan,
Gan: Yes. “which have been fudging the issue”.
Gobind: Was Najib questioned? determine whether a prosecution goes on or to underline one paragraph in the article,” he “DAP has been asking for an anti-hop-
Gan: No. not. The witness is the complainant and not said. ping law all the while. We have never
Gobind: If it is important, and you agree the investigating officer of this case and does Replying, Roslan said: “They are saying stopped asking for it,” he said, noting that
with me, why was Najib not questioned? not have any place to make the decision to that the seditious part is only the part that is PAS has also expressed objection against
Gan: Because in the Altantuya murder case, prosecute,” Roslan said. underlined, whereas we are saying that we are hopping.
the investigation found that there was no need He said that under the Sedition Act, it was duty-bound to prosecute for the whole thing. Lim said DAP has even challenged Deputy
to call him. not a requirement to prove whether the state- So we cannot say that we are only going to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak
Gobind challenged a statement by Gan dur- ments were true or not. prosecute for those paragraphs. That would to table such an enactment.
ing the examination-in-chief on Oct 9 last year Gobind also raised an objection over Gan break up the whole article.” “Only MCA and Gerakan have not made
in which Gan had said that four paragraphs in referring to a paragraph not highlighted by the He said it was for the court to rule which their stands clear on this matter,” he said,
the article were “made up and untrue”. prosecution. elements in the article were seditious. challenging MCA president Datuk Seri Ong
“You said earlier that you did not investigate “The charge says RPK (Raja Petra) pub- Gobind asked the court for time to enable Tee Keat to state his position.
the facts in the affidavit by Razak Baginda, and lished an article which contains seditious mat- both parties to determine the law on this issue. Lim said this after officiating at the
you said you did not question Razak Baginda as ters as underlined in Appendix A (the article). “My contention is that that is contrary to the ceremonial ground-breaking of the Silver
to the truth of his statements. You also said you During the trial, the complainant said he lodged charge as the argument is that the charge is Jubilee Home’s new facilities development
took no statement from Najib. You did not inves- a report alleging that four parts of the article specific to the underlined allegations. Given the project here.
tigate. You did not question. How do you know were made up and untrue. He identified those confusion, I asked the judge to grant the time On Sunday, Lim, who is the Bagan MP,
the paragraphs are untrue,” Gobind asked. four paragraphs, and one of the paragraphs to enable both parties to research on the law and his father Kit Siang, who is the Ipoh
Deputy Public Prosecutor Roslan Mat Nor was not underlined by the prosecution. I asked governing this point,” he said. Timur MP, were criticised by DAP chairman
objected to Gobind’s line of questioning. for clarification because the prosecution had Sessions judge Rozina Ayob allowed the Karpal Singh for supporting Anwar on the
“The witness does not have the power to underlined nine paragraphs but had omitted request and adjourned the trial to tomorrow. issue of defections.