KUALA LUMPUR: Police have recorded Khairy Jamaluddin’s statement regarding his comments on the royal addendum linked to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain confirmed that two police reports were lodged against the former health minister last Friday, prompting an investigation.
“The complainant claimed to have read a news portal article stating that Khairy had alleged Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was complicit in concealing the royal addendum.
“The complainant asserted that the news was false and tarnished Azalina’s reputation,” he said when contacted yesterday.
The IGP added that the Bukit Aman CID’s Special Investigation Unit recorded Khairy’s statement at his office in Jalan Setia Bakti, Bukit Damansara, yesterday.
“We are investigating the case under Section 500 of the Penal Code for defamation and Section 233 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
“Further investigations are ongoing,” he said.
On Jan 10, Azalina’s political secretary Datuk Suraya Yaacob lodged a police report against Khairy at the Sentul police station, while Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa’s political secretary Nor Azrina Surip also filed a report in Putrajaya.
The controversy began after Khairy, in his Keluar Sekejap podcast, claimed there was a “crisis of confidence” in his former party, Umno, following revelations surrounding the royal addendum.
He alleged that Azalina was involved in concealing the additional documents that could have allowed Najib to serve his sentence under house arrest.
Azalina had then urged all parties, particularly Umno members, to avoid speculation on the matter, emphasising that it could lead to sub judice.
She noted that the Court of Appeal had acknowledged the existence of the royal addendum, adding that the issue should be referred back to the High Court.
