Official police letter shows Rizalman tested negative for drugs

KUALA LUMPUR: An official letter from the Kuala Lumpur Police, which has since gone viral on social media, appears to show that Datuk Rizalman Mokhtar’s (pic) urine sample tested negative for drugs.

The letter indicated that, after the initial test at the night club where he was detained, the urine sample of the Bandar Tun Razak Umno division chief was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital's Pathology Unit for further testing.

Signed by Kuala Lumpur Narcotic Crime Investigation Department (NCID) chief Asst Comm Adnan Azizon, the letter also said that the case is considered closed and no further action required.

When contacted, Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said the investigation officer from Dang Wangi police district headquarters had sent the urine sample from Rizalman in a professional manner.

"It was then sent to the Pathology unit at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

"As the case is of public interest, the police asked the hospital to expedite the testing," he said on Saturday.

He added that the hospital's pathology unit concluded that his urine tested negative for drugs.

"We have referred the matter to the state Prosecution director.

"The Prosecution director has also concluded that no further action is required on Rizalman," he said, adding that the urine tests for Rizalman's nine friends have not been concluded.

Comm Mazlan refuted claims that Rizalman was entrapped, saying that the police have conducted the investigation in a fair and transparent manner.

"Everything was conducted based on standard operating procedures. We have also sent the letter on the case to Rizalman," he said.

The Star earlier reported that an Umno division chief was detained at a karaoke joint in Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, at about 2am on Monday (April 2), in a joint operation by police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

They were investigating an anonymous tip that the outlet was operating without a licence.

Sources said a urine test was conducted on a suspect and it came back positive for methamphetamine (syabu) and amphetamine.

Rizalman then held a packed press conference, admitting that he was the one detained, but insisted that he was a victim of a ploy to sabotage his chances of contesting in the polls.

"I have been trapped because I don't take drugs. As far as I am concerned, I was drinking coffee or Nescafe," he said.

Rizalman however, did not want to point any finger at anyone specifically, saying that in politics there were many enemies who could come from all sorts of angles.