FREE Police officers visited the Malaysiakini office today for a third round of investigation in the past two years, over a statement made by constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari pertaining to a decree made by the Selangor sultan.

The former UIA professor and Malaysiakini are being investigated for sedition in regards to the former's statement questioning Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah's decree that a Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) raid on the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) in 2011 was done to stop proselytisation.

Abdul Aziz’s ( right ) statement, that the sultan's decree was rare and that the head of the state had been "inconsistent", sparked off a controversy which saw Abdul Aziz being suspended as an academician.

He was also subject of several police reports, among which were one by Umno senator Ezam Mohd Noor acussing the former of disrespecting the sultan.

During today's police visit, Malaysiakini 's assistant news editor for the Bahasa Malaysia desk Jimadie Shah Othman and KiniTV producer Wee Yu Meng both had their statements taken around noon.

This followed previous questioning in 2011 and 2012.

Days after the news was published in October 2011, both Jimadie and Wee, who was then a Malaysiakini editor, were questioned at the news portal's office in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

A second round of questioning done in December 2012 saw Jimadie's laptop being seized by the police to assist with investigations, as Jimadie had used the laptop when receiving the e-mail statement from Abdul Aziz.

'Conclude investigations swiftly'

The questioning today was conducted by two officers from the Criminal Investigation Department from the Shah Alam district police headquarters.

According to Jimadie, the questioning was "short and swift", during which he was asked about the contents of the e-mail he received from Abdul Aziz.

He said that the police wanted to know if any modifications were done to the contents of the e-mail.

Jimadie, Wee, and Abdul Aziz are being investigated under Section 4 of the Sedition Act.

Malaysiakini chief editor Fathi Aris Omar ( left ) rued the prolonging investigation, which is entering its third year, and called for the police to conclude its investigations as soon as possible.

"We regret that this case is still prolonging," he said.

"We hope the police can expedite their investigation in a fair and transparent manner to bring this matter to an end, and justice can be done for everyone involved," he said further.