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New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
[UPDATED] Police completing probe into LGBT-related programme, says IGP
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are in the process of completing the investigation paper on the organisation of a programme related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) matters. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the Classified Crimes Unit is finalising the investigation following the questioning of two people from Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) yesterday. "A total of 38 questions were posed to both individuals, but they chose to respond to the questions in court. "The entire session took place between 3.10pm and 4.30pm," he said when contacted today. Razarudin also said police seized a Huawei mobile phone along with a SIM card from one of the individuals to facilitate investigations into the case. "The investigation is being conducted under Section 298A of the Penal Code, Section 505(c) of the Penal Code, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998," he said today. Yesterday it was reported that police recorded statements from two PSM members in connection with an event linked to LGBT issues. Federal Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain confirmed this when contacted adding that the statements were taken to assist in the investigation of a case related to a post about the organisation of the Pride Care LGBT gathering. It was reported that a total of 188 police reports had been lodged concerning allegations of a programme related to LGBT issues, said to have been organised by the youth wing of a political party in Petaling Jaya. Previously, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan had said that police had launched an investigation following a social media post regarding a planned programme, believed to be scheduled for June 21 at an undisclosed location in Petaling Jaya.
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Police in process of completing probe into LGBT programme, says IGP
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are in the process of completing the investigation paper on the organisation of a programme related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) matters. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the Classified Crimes Unit is finalising the investigation following the questioning of two people from Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) yesterday. "A total of 38 questions were posed to both individuals, but they chose to respond to the questions in court. "The entire session took place between 3.10pm and 4.30pm," he said when contacted today.
