FELDA activist Mazlan Aliman was picked up by police at his home in Johor today.

The Persatuan Anak Peneroka Kebangsaan (Anak) president said in a Facebook post he was arrested at home in Felda Bukit Ramun, Kulaijaya, at 1.35am.

“I am being taken to the Kulai police station.

“I asked police can’t this wait until morning? They said they are only following instructions.”

Mazlan, 52, is a fierce critic of the federal land agency and was arrested in relation to a ceramah uploaded on YouTube on March 7 where he had criticised the prime minister’s wife, Rosmah Mansor.

Earlier, Rosmah via her special officer lodged a police report against Mazlan over his allegation that she was involved in a failed fish-breeding project, which led to Felda losing millions of ringgit.

Rosmah’s lawyer, Noor Hajran Mohd Noor, said Mazlan’ statement was defamatory.

The auditor-general’s report in 2015 stated that Felda lost RM47.61 million on the sturgeon farm in Pahang which provided zero return after the suspension of the project.

Five senior officials were arrested over their involvement in the multimillion-ringgit project via a company called Felda Carviative Sdn Bhd (FCSB) without getting approval from Felda’s board of directors.

Today, Johor Amanah chairman Aminolhuda Hassan, who was at the Kulai police station, said Mazlan will be brought to the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman for further questioning. – March 22, 2018.