The Selangor police headquarters has taken over investigations of the Taman Medan church protest, and are probing it under the Peaceful Assembly Act and the Penal Code for trespassing.

"(The case is being investigated) under the Peaceful Assembly Act, and for trespassing under the Penal Code," Selangor CID chief Mohd Adnan Abdullah told Malaysiakini .

Selangor police chief Abu Samah Mat ( left ) then clarified that this is only the initial parameters.

"For the purpose of the investigation, we are classifying it in the early stages under the PAA and Penal Code.

"But when the investigation is complete, we will review the evidence to see if there is any other offences, including if there is an offence under the Sedition Act," he told Malaysiakini .

He said police have questioned a large number of people, but refused to say who had been called.

"We have called on a large number of people. There's just a few more to question," he said.

Both Mohd Adnan and Abu Samah both declined to state when the investigation is expected to be completed.

On April 19, some 50 protesters gathered outside a church in Taman Medan, demanding that its cross be removed from a high vantage point as it was considered disturbing to Muslims.

Among the protesters was inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar's brother, Abdullah, who was grilled by the police for four hours in the days after the protest.

Petaling Jaya police chief Azmi Abu Kassim however was reported as saying that Abdullah had not committed a crime .

Abdullah, who is also the Taman Lindungan Jaya Umno branch chief, had previously defended his presence at the protest, claiming that he was there to mediate the conflict between the church and the protesters.