SNAPSHOT | Cops probing Puad over royal remarks; Johor PSM secretary sole polls candidate

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Johor polls

• Police have launched an investigation against former Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi over his allegation of royal interference in party matters, including the upcoming state election.

  According to Sinar Harian, Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said 153 police reports have been lodged against Puad as of 3pm today, following Puad’s comments this morning.

  The investigation is being conducted under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948, and Section 505(b) of the Penal Code for allegedly making statements conducing to public mischief.

READ MORE: Puad quits Umno, claims party controlled by Johor palace; Onn denies assertions

• PSM has named its Johor chapter secretary, Amir Syafiq Ameer Soekre, as the party's sole candidate in the Johor election. Amir Syafiq will contest the Skudai seat.

  

  Speaking at Johor PSM’s operations centre, the party’s deputy chairperson S Arutchelvan said the party hoped to bring progressive politics to the state through its electoral pact with Muda.

  The bloc will field a total of five candidates in the polls, with Muda contesting the remaining four seats.

Politics

• Parti Wawasan Negara president Hamzah Zainudin said the cooperation between his party and Bersatu depends on how the latter treats them.

  

  As both parties are under Perikatan Nasional, the Larut MP stated that he is closely monitoring Bersatu's statements and actions to see if they view his party as an adversary or friend.

  "I am observing whatever actions they (Bersatu) intend to take, whether they view me as an adversary or they want to view this party as their friend within PN.

  “All of that will be taken into account," he said during a press conference today.

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MACC

• Lawyers for the businessperson Albert Tei have questioned the police for supposedly reversing their decision to return a CCTV decoder seized during the MACC’s raid on his home in November 2025, less than 24 hours before Tei is scheduled to collect it from the police today.

  In a statement, Mahajoth Singh and Zaid Malek said the device had been returned to the MACC instead, who are the subject of the police investigation that has since been classified as no further action.

  

  Tei and his wife had lodged a police report claiming the MACC had used excessive force during the raid, and had publicly announced on Tuesday that he would replay the footage to the media immediately after he collects the decoder from the police.

  “We can only conclude that this decision is premised solely on the fact that our client wishes to examine the decoder himself and share its contents with the public,” the duo said, noting that a key piece of evidence is now in the custody of the very agency being investigated.

  Malaysiakini is contacting the Sepang police for comment.

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