Parti Sosialis Malaysia has lodged a police report against Umno-owned Malay daily Utusan Malaysia , over an article headlined ‘National security threatened’.

NONE The report was made at the Kepala Batas police station at 10.46am today.

PSM secretary-general S Arutchelvan said the claims in the article were not only "false" but could incite chaos and threaten national security.

He urged the police to investigate the article and writer for attempting to raise tensions, also saying he hopes for a "transparent and independent" probe.

In his report, Arutchelvan noted that the writer Mohd Asron Mustapha did not cite any sources for the information published.

The article had "falsely claimed" that two individuals - Filipino Romea Castillo and South Korean Song Min Young - have been spreading "evil propaganda" to topple the government.

Arutchelvan said Castillo is deputy secretary of Partido Lakas ng Masa, a socialist party in the Philippines.

PSM had invited him to participate in its congress from June 3-5, and he was to have stayed on for a month but left Malaysia on Sunday.

Song is an intern with well-known South Korean human rights NGO May 18 Foundation, and is in Malaysia for a stint with the National Institute for Democracy and Electoral Integrity.

Arutchelvan said the duo were not involved in any gathering or distribution of leaflets, as claimed.

During PS NONE M's ‘Udahlah tu... Bersaralah’ roadshow in Joh or , he said, the police had been trailing the campaigners and taking their photos.

"There is no photo that will show them involved in any such activities. The accusation is wild (and made) with evil intentions.

"The two persons were detained with 26 others including myself and we were released at 4am on police bail after we gave our statements at the Tangkak police station on Monday.

"If they were agents, ... how come they were released? The ... Utusan article is malicious and has tried to create tension while belittling the work of the police force."

Claims ‘comical’

The Utusan article claimed that Castillo is aligned to a left-wing communist party in the Philippines, while Min is said to be linked to a right-wing organisation in the US.

"The article is not only false but comical because these two organisations have opposing ideologies, so how can they work together to topple our government?" asked Arutchelvan.

"The other big lie is that Bersih is led by PSM (just) because the initiative is organised by NGOs, not political parties. PSM supports the rally, it does not lead or organise it.”

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