KUALA Lumpur police chief Allaudeen Abdul Majid confirmed police have received eight reports from representatives of political parties regarding the “Dubai Move” that is said to be aimed in toppling the unity government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Allaudeen said that the reports were lodged at various locations, including the Putrajaya, Cheras and Dang Wangi district police headquarters today.

“The investigation will be handled by the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department’s Classified Crimes Investigation Unit,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mahathir Mohd Yunus, special functions officer to the Prime Minister’s political secretary Azman Abidin, told reporters after lodging a police report over the matter at the Cheras police headquarters today that the move clearly aimed to disrupt the parliamentary democratic system even with the presence of the anti-party hopping law.

PKR Youth Legal Bureau chief Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi, who lodged a report at the Dangi Wangi police headquarters, urged the police to investigate those linked to the move, including controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin.

“Our country needs political stability to build shared economic prosperity, stern action needs to be taken against those threatening the stability of the existing government of the day,” he stressed.

Also, Kangar police chief Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop confirmed that they received two police reports regarding the matter when contacted by Bernama, and said that investigations were ongoing.

On December 30, Community Communications Department deputy director-general (Community Communication), Ismail Yusop was reported to have claimed that there was a move to topple the government involving certain leaders from both sides of the political divide that took place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. – Bernama, January 8, 2024.