BUKIT Aman will be calling up PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang for claiming in a recent statement that non-Muslims and non-Bumiputeras were the causes of corruption in the country.

In a statement, Bukit Aman Corporate Communications head Asst Comm Skandaguru Anandan said investigations were underway following 28 reports lodged against the Marang MP over his comments.

“Investigations are being conducted by the Prosecution and Law Division (D5) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Bukit Aman under Section 505(C) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he said in the statement.

Section 505(C) of the Penal Code dealt with making, publishing or circulating any statement, rumour or report with intent to incite or which is likely to incite any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community of persons.

Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 was for improper use of network facilities or network services.

On August 20, Hadi took to Facebook and blamed Malays for being apathetic to voting, resulting in non-Malays and “liberals” gaining control of the country’s political power in the last general election.

Earlier today, DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng questioned whether the police would ever act against Hadi.

The former finance minister said a multitude of police reports had been filed against Hadi throughout the country but the authorities had yet to take any action.

Hadi came under fire last week after he said that most perpetrators of corruption in Malaysia were non-Muslim and non-Bumiputera. He said only Muslims had integrity.

Lim had branded Hadi a racist opposed to racial unity.

Lim urged Malaysians not to be fooled by Hadi’s rhetoric that preached hate against minorities.

DAP had also lodged a police report against Hadi.

Yesterday, several groups in Sarawak filed a police report against Hadi. They were the Sarawak Association for People’s Aspirations, Dayak Bukit Kelinkang, Persatuan Adat Asal Bidoyoh Sarawak, Sarawak Dayak Association, and SMETAP Society. – August 28, 2022.