Popular political webmaster Raja Petra Kamarudin's wife Marina Lee Abdullah was summoned this morning by the police for questioning over comments and articles which appeared in her husband's Malaysia Today website.

Marina, 51, is the third individual to have been interrogated by the police since the government went on an offensive against online dissidents over the past month.

Along with her husband and a few supporters, Marina arrived at the Dang Wangi district police station in Jalan Tun HS Lee at about 10.40am this morning.

She was then questioned for about 90 minutes - from 11.05am to 12.30pm.

According to Raja Petra, who had accompanied her into the interrogation room, Marina was asked about six to seven questions, pertaining to her involvement with Malaysia Today and whether any other individuals were involved.

"Marina's reply was the same for every question: As a Muslim wife, she is obligated to follow and not go against her husband's wishes. Her husband has instructed her not to reply to any questions the police ask.

"As a Muslim wife, she comes under Syariah and not common law. She cannot go against her husband's wishes. That was her reply to every question," said Raja Petra, who was seen clutching a Koran when they went into the interrogation room.

He said the police were apparently "groping around" for a "fall guy" and that investigations against him were politically motivated.

'What about other articles?'

Previously, the same police officers had questioned Raja Petra, 57, for about eight hours on July 25.

The police are investigating a report lodged by Umno information chief Muhammad Muhammad Taib who claimed that Raja Petra had published postings and articles that were disrespectful to the King and Islam.

Raja Petra is investigated under the controversial Sedition Act 1948 which carries a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment, a RM5,000 fine or both.

Marina's closing statement to the police today, said Raja Petra, questioned the status of investigations against two allegedly seditious articles posted on the Internet.

The first article titled ' Bersatulah Kaum Cina ' (The Chinese must unite) authored by one 'Dr Ng Seng' and was found on the Prime Minister's Department official website, which claimed that the Chinese were conspiring to weaken the Malays politically and economically.

The other article, attributed to Kelab Penyokong Maya Umno (Umno virtual supporter's club), allegedly insulted the Christian faith.

Opposition party DAP has lodged police reports against both articles.

Subtle harassment

Present at the police station to show solidarity to Raja Petra and his wife were about a dozen bloggers. Among them were popular bloggers Ahirudin Attan and Marina Mahathir.

The former premier's daughter Marina told malaysiakini that the summoning of her friend Marina was a subtle harassment.

"She is not a blogger. She just helps out her husband. What are they (police) going to do next? Call our friends? Secretaries?," she said.

Thus far, police have arrested blogger Nathaniel Tan on July 13 over his blog content and released him after four days of remand.

Meanwhile Dang Wangi police chief ACP Mohd Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman confirmed that police had recorded a statement from Marina.

"This is to facilitate our investigation under the Sedition Act," he told reporters.

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