Police have confirmed that they will investigate a claim that 1,429 dubious entries have been added to the Wangsa Maju electoral roll.

Earlier today, PKR treasurer-general Tan Yee Kew questioned why police had failed to act and to supply her with updates five months after lodging police reports alleging voters had falsely stated that they lived in Wangsa Maju.

When contacted, Wangsa Maju district police chief Superintendent Mohammad Roy Suhaimi Sarif explained that police had not acted because they previously forwarded the reports to the Election Commission (EC), thinking it would investigate the claim.

“But then yesterday, they (the EC) issued a press statement without first acknowledging us.

“We were also in the dark. Only then did we know that we are in the green to investigate the reports.

“Today we discussed with (police headquarters) Bukit Aman to see what to do.

“Tell the complainants they don’t have to worry... now that we have a clear picture (on this), we will investigate,” he told Malaysiakini today.

Yesterday, EC chief Mohammad Hashim Abdullah announced that he was leaving it to the police to take action on Tan’s claim as the case possibly involved criminal offences under the Penal Code and the National Registration Act 1959.

“If necessary, the EC is willing to give full cooperation to the police to conduct their investigation into the case,” Mohammad Hashim was quoted as saying by newswire Bernama.