Former Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan and activist lawyer Siti Kasim have emerged from questioning over a probe into former attorney-general Tommy Thomas and questioned if there is a political motive behind it.

"We have just given our statements at Bukit Aman. We were called in for investigation under Section 505 of the Penal code (making statements with intent to cause mischief) and 233 of the MCMC Act (sharing or dissemination of false, offensive, and threatening content).

"The investigation is in relation to...