Claim that Ambalat Block given to Indonesia jeopardises nation's sovereignty, says NGO

Gerakan Kuasa Rakyat Malaysia (G57) chairman Datuk Zulkarnain Mahdar (second left) holding the police report filed in Kota Kinabalu on Wednesday (Aug 16) against Tungku assemblyman and Parti Warisan lawmaker Assaffal Alian for his misleading statement on the Ambalat issue.

KOTA KINABALU: Non-governmental organisation Gerakan Kuasa Rakyat Malaysia (G57) on Wednesday (Aug 16) filed a police report here against Assaffal Alian for spreading a false statement that claimed the Federal Government was handing over the Ambalat Block in the Sulawesi Sea to Indonesia.

In the police report, they urged the authorities including the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Attorney General's Chambers to take legal actions against the Tungku assemblyman under the Defamation Act 1957, the Communications and Multimedia Act, or any relevant laws.