Police have detained Gerakan Merah leader Mohamad Ali Baharom, also known as Ali Tinju, after he purportedly threatened Bersih chief Maria Chin Abdullah, Khalid Abu Bakar said today.

The inspector-general of police said they recorded Ali Tinju’s statement before releasing him on police bail soon afterwards.

Khalid also warned all quarters not to blindly accuse the police of practising double standard.

"The actions were the same. There is no double standard. We summoned Ali Tinju, he came to us immediately. I called him in at 8am, at 8.30am he already came to us.

"He immediately surrendered himself, we arrested him, recorded his statement and let him go on bail after that. Same with (DAP's Jelutong MP) Jeff Ooi and any other.

“Don't try to accuse us of double standard and whatnot. If you don't know, ask first. Don't make unfounded allegations," Khalid told a press conference after officiating the 1Aman Week community outreach programme in Putrajaya.

Khalid said this in response to questions on why the police did not arrest Ali Tinju after he uttered the purported threat against the Bersih chief.

Ali Tinju was previously reported as warning Maria that she “may no longer walk this earth” (tidak akan berjalan di atas bumi) following her announcement that the Bersih 5 rally will be held this Nov 19.

News portal FMT published a recording of the purported threat after Ali Tinju later claimed he was misquoted.

On another matter, Khalid said police have completed its investigation into Langkawi MP Nawawi Ahmad for linking Malaysia Official 1 (MO1) with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

“We have handed the investigation papers to the attorney-general,” he said.

The MO1 is an individual alleged by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to have received at least US$731 million out of US$3.5 billion that was supposedly misappropriated from 1MDB.