IPOH: Police are expected to record a statement from Hulu Kinta assemblyman Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad this week over allegations that a firearm was brandished during the PKR branch-level elections on Sunday.
However, Perak police chief Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said no specific date or time has been set to take Muhamad Arafat’s statement.
“We understand that he is currently busy campaigning for the Ayer Kuning by-election.
“Hopefully, he will come to the station sometime this week,” Comm Noor Hisam told a press conference at the Perak Senior Police Officers’ Mess yesterday, Bernama reported.
Earlier, Comm Noor Hisam witnessed the handover of duties for the Sungai Siput police chief post from acting chief DSP Rohaizimi Razali to Supt AW Charan, and the Tapah police chief post from acting chief DSP Mohd Fadzil Ismail to Supt Johari Yahya.
On Sunday, Comm Noor Hisam said police had received a report at 12.28pm from a man claiming a commotion occured during a Hari Raya gathering at the Taman Indah Community Hall.
He said eight witnesses had come forward to give their statements and police are working to identify more individuals who were reportedly present during the incident, as seen in a viral video.
Muhamad Arafat had denied the allegation, adding that he had also lodged a police report over the claims.
