KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) denied issuing an order to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to confiscate the mobile phone of Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.
MCMC’s corporate communications department said the commission only acted as a technical agency in assisting police investigation and did not give any order to seize any items of evidence required by the authorities to complete their investigation.
“On the other hand, MCMC will continue to provide assistance and technical recommendations for the investigation without any hidden political agenda,” said the department’s statement today.
Yesterday, Syed Saddiq questioned why his mobile phone was seized when he gave his statement at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters here.
MCMC also denied creating a special unit in the commission for political purposes, political intrusion, and campaign sabotage as claimed by Syed Saddiq.
It said that its role is to regulate the industry based on the power of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998.
“On this matter, MCMC is inviting Syed Saddiq to be present at the commission. We are ready to provide full information on our roles and organisation chart, which is available on the official MCMC website,” added the statement. – Bernama, May 23, 2021
