Investigation papers on Al Jazeera, Rayhan sent to AG's Chambers
Police have sent the investigation papers on the controversial Al Jazeera documentary “Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown” to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further action.
Bukit Aman CID director Huzir Mohamed (above) said the investigation papers included the case of Bangladeshi national Md Rayhan Kabir, 25, who was interviewed in the documentary...
Police have sent the investigation papers on the controversial Al Jazeera documentary “Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown” to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further action.
Bukit Aman CID director Huzir Mohamed (above) said the investigation papers included the case of Bangladeshi national Md Rayhan Kabir, 25, who was interviewed in the documentary.
“The investigation papers were sent this afternoon and we will wait for further instruction from the AG’s Chambers,” he told Bernama when contacted.
Last month Al Jazeera aired the 25 min and 50-sec-long documentary, which criticised Malaysia’s handling of undocumented migrants during its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Police have recorded statements from six Al Jazeera staff and Rayhan as part of their investigations.
On Tuesday, police also raided three locations in Kuala Lumpur involving the Al Jazeera, Astro and UnifiTV television stations.
Meanwhile, Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud confirmed that the remand of Rayhan has been extended by 13 days beginning tomorrow.
He said the remand extension was granted by the Semenyih Special Court on Cases of Undocumented Migrants in Selangor.
Rayhan was arrested in Setapak on July 24, following the Immigration Department’s appeal to the public to help track him down after he alleged in the documentary that Malaysian authorities had mistreated migrants when implementing the movement control order (MCO).
Yesterday, Khairul said Rayhan would be deported after police had completed their investigations and he would be blacklisted from entering the country for life.
- Bernama
