THE police have questioned former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today over his “Malay Proclamation” movement, his lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali said. 

Rafique said Dr Mahathir had his statement taken by Bukit Aman at Yayasan Albukhary around 12.30pm today. 

“Dr Mahathir has informed (the police) that he is ready to be charged in court and that he will answer their questions in court,” he said in a video posted on InspirasiChannel. 

The former prime minister is being investigated under Section 124B of the Penal Code for “committing an activity detrimental to parliamentary democracy”.

Section 124B carries a punishment of up to 20 years in jail.

Rafique encouraged anyone called in by the police over the Malay Proclamation to declare that they would answer any charges in court.

“Is speaking up for the Malays or talking about the Malay Proclamation a breach of the law?

“Let the people understand what the Malay Proclamation truly is,” he said. 

The Malay Proclamation is the former prime minister’s latest initiative to “unite the Malay community”. 

It lists 12 key problems that it asserts are being faced by the Malays and seeks to unite the community across the political divide.

Last month, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and several leaders of the Islamic party signed a document to signify their support for Mahathir’s call for the Malays to unite and save the community.

Bersatu’s deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu, information chief Razali Idris, and Supreme Council member Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid had also signed the document in their personal capacities. – June 2, 2023.