KUALA LUMPUR: Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has completed giving his statement at Bukit Aman, with investigations also involving the shareholding issue concerning former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki.
"I am being investigated over two separate police reports involving different cases. One concerns the speech in Selayang, as we all know, involving the alleged RM9.5mil payment and the corporate mafia," he told reporters after giving his statement at Bukit Aman on Tuesday (Nov 3).
Rafizi said police had also informed him that another police report, lodged earlier in March, also required investigation.
"I was also informed that there was another police report lodged earlier in March which also required investigation. That report concerns the shareholding issue involving Tan Sri Azam Baki," he said.
Rafizi said the investigation into his Selayang speech was conducted under Sections 500 and 505 of the Penal Code, while the report concerning Azam's shareholding issue was investigated under Section 500 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
He said both investigation sessions went smoothly but declined to comment further, saying his statements had become part of the investigation evidence.
"I cannot comment in detail on the investigations because once my statement has been recorded, it becomes part of the evidence and investigation materials held by the investigating teams," he said.
The Bersama co-founder arrived at Bukit Aman at 10.57am, accompanied by three lawyers, Nik Zarith Nik Mustapha, Adi Zulkarnain Zulkafli and Wan Ahmad Qushairi Adzmi.
On Monday (Nov 2), Rafizi confirmed in a media statement that he had received a notice from Bukit Aman asking him to give a statement following a police report lodged on Oct 22 over his speech in Selayang on Oct 20.
He said the investigation was conducted under Section 500 of the Penal Code for criminal defamation and Section 505 of the same code for statements conducive to public mischief.
The police notice related, among other things, to remarks made during his speech concerning allegations of a "corporate mafia" and an alleged RM9.5mil payment to a political leader.
