Sabah Cops Question Akmal Twice

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Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh said his four hours of questioning at the Kota Kinabalu police headquarters will not break him. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh, who is being investigated for sedition, said he was questioned for a total of four hours by Sabah police after he was detained earlier today.
In a Facebook post, Akmal said the police took two hours to record his statement and he was allowed to leave the Kota Kinabalu police station at 12.40pm.
“However, after I spoke to the media, I was asked to provide another statement, which also took two hours,” he said.
Akmal was detained by the police earlier this morning, after two reports were lodged against him over comments linked to the sale of socks bearing the word “Allah”.
Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain later confirmed that Akmal was being investigated for sedition and misuse of network facilities.
The recording of Akmal’s statement amid his push for a boycott of convenience store chain KK Mart, which was embroiled in a controversy following the sale of the socks at its Bandar Sunway outlet.
Akmal has continued to spearhead the movement against the chain, despite its immediate apology, the legal action taken against its founder Chai Kee Kan and director Loh Siew Mui, and a call from the king not to prolong the controversy.
Since the boycott started, three KK Mart outlets – at Bidor, Perak; Kuantan, Pahang; and Kuching, Sarawak – have been attacked with petrol bombs.
This evening, Akmal said he was unfazed by his detention, saying it would not break him.
“If this is the price I have to pay to defend race and religion, I am willing to do so,” he said.
Sabah police chief Jauteh Dikun did not rule out summoning Akmal for questioning again.
“It depends on the situation,” he said. - FMT

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