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KAJANG: Lawyers for the student leaders of the University Malaya New Youth Association (Umany) said today that the authorities are still receiving police reports through their Facebook post on Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
They added that the students issued an apology earlier this month and removed the controversial post.
Lawyer Mahajoth Singh told reporters that to date, the police have received a total of 178 police reports, from all over Malaysia, against him.
“The IO (investigating officer) informed us that the last report was submitted two days ago (November 16).
“We wonder why there are still reports submitted. This should end, ”he told reporters when he met outside the police district here.
Umany President Robin Yap Wen Qing and Vice President Tan Li Yuan were called in by police today to provide further statements to assist in investigations under the Sedition Act and the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) of 1998 about the controversial message.
Meanwhile, co-attorney Zaid Malek said they were informed by the police that the investigative documents will be presented to the Attorney General’s Office (AGC) on Friday.
“The ball is completely in the AGC courts on whether to load them.
“We urge the AGC not to press charges against them because they did not commit any crime,” he said, adding that the students were exercising their freedom of expression in academic discussions.
Yap maintained that the discussions about the role of the King did not have seditious tendencies.
“We regret that the police have wasted time and resources investigating us, rather than pursuing more serious matters, such as domestic violence and business crimes,” he said.
In addition to Yap and Tan, the police previously called six members of Umany’s executive committee as part of their investigation into the Facebook post.
Since then, legal groups and human rights defenders have come out in defense of Umany and his leaders, calling the police action unfair.
