POLICE have called in 10 people in their investigations into the unwelcome return of Chin Peng’s ashes.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Huzir Mohamed said police had taken down the statements of a news editor, reporters as well as the complainant who filed a report that the ashes of Communist Party of Malaya the leader had been smuggled back home from across the border in Thailand.

The ashes were scattered on September in the hills and waters of Perak, where Chin Peng was born. The party responsible for the deed revealed that they had done so after the act.

“Investigations are ongoing and police will also be getting explanations from historians, as well as reports from various government agencies,” Huzir said in a press statement.

The agencies include the Immigration Department, Registrar of Societies, Health Ministry, and the Customs Department.

Eleven police reports were lodged over the matter, which is being investigated under the Penal Code and the Communications and Multimedia Act.

The government said it did not grant anyone permission to bring Chin Peng’s ashes back to Malaysia, in response to accusations from the opposition that Putrajaya had insulted the memory of those who died fighting the communists led by Chin Peng.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former inspector-general of police Abdul Rahim Noor, have urged the people to accept that the communist insurgency is a part of the country’s history and to move on. – December 11, 2019.