Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar has dismissed the claim that his officers had instructed PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli to place his hands behind his back when arrested.

"No such thing. He is just cooking up fairy tales to further confuse people.

"My officers never instructed him to keep his hands behind his back using standard operating procedure as a justification.

"The officers were escorting him, and he could have placed his hands by his side or anywhere else when walking, there were no restrictions for this," he told Malaysiakini .

Khalid was responding to Rafizi's lawyer Saiful Izham Ramli, who responded on Facebook to allegations that his client had pretended to be handcuffed but photographs which emerged later showed otherwise.

Saiful claimed that instructions for a detainee to hold one's own wrists together to limit the hands’ movement while the arms are held on both sides by police officers are normal practice by the police.

He said this is especially the case if the accused is not handcuffed or categorised as a hardcore criminal.

"It's not a matter of acting or trying to get sympathy, but a standard operating procedure on the police’s part when bringing the accused to court," he added.

Rafizi was arrested at the Parliament gates on Tuesday under Section 8 of the Official Secrets Act (OSA).

Last month, the Pandan lawmaker had disclosed a classified document which he claimed showed a link between 1MDB and Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT).

This morning, Rafizi claimed trial to two charges under the OSA.

After that, he was taken to the Magistrate's Court to face another charge under Section 499 of the Penal Code for criminal defamation.