POLICE will summon opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for questioning over an alleged list of MPs who support his plan to form a new government.

The date is yet to be fixed as Anwar was unable to meet the police today, said Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Huzir Mohamed.

“We have been told that Anwar can only come for questioning on October 13 at 9am. Therefore, we have to set another appointment with him on a later date,” Huzir said.

Anwar was originally called to give his statement at 11am today, but Huzir said the PKR president’s private secretary told police that he was only available at 9am tomorrow.

However, Anwar has also been granted an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong tomorrow, when he is to purportedly inform the king of the majority support he claims he has from MPs to form a new government.

Huzir said the investigation into Anwar’s claims was launched after a police report was lodged by Jerantut MP Ahmad Nazlan Idris last Thursday.

The probe involves a list of 121 MPs who allegedly support Anwar in his bid to take over Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government.

Six police reports been lodged on the matter, Huzir added.

“So far, six police reports have been lodged on the matter and the case is being probed under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.”

Section 505(b) of the Penal Code criminalises any act of public mischief, punishable by a jail term of up to two years, a fine, or both.

Anwar said on September 23 that he had secured the support of a majority of MPs to take over the government, but was unable to meet the king, who was hospitalised at the time.

Ahead of his royal audience tomorrow, various political parties issued a flurry of statements over the weekend, pledging continued support for Muhyiddin’s government and dismissing Anwar’s claims.

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, however, has said that he could not stop any of the party’s MPs from supporting Anwar if they wanted to. – October 12, 2020.