KUANTAN – Police have confirmed the opening of two investigation papers on DAP central committee member Ronnie Liu, who was present at the Raub court complex yesterday during remand proceedings for 18 Musang King durian farmers alleged to have encroached on a permanent forest reserve.
Pahang Criminal Investigation Department chief Mohd Yusri Othman said the probe is being carried out under Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing a public servant from carrying out his duties, with the alleged incident having occurred at the said court.
“The investigation is also being carried out under Regulation 17 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulations 2021, on whether he breached the standard operating procedures when crossing state lines into Raub,” he told Bernama yesterday.
“Although he can cross state lines given that he is a politician, it still depends on the SOPs set by the National Security Council.”
Several DAP politicians, among them Raub MP Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji, Bentong MP Wong Tak, Bilut assemblyman Lee Chin Chen and Tras assemblyman Chow Yu Hui, converged on the court complex yesterday.
The magistrates’ court gave the nod for 18 farmers, aged between 17 and 60, to be remanded until today to facilitate investigations by the Pahang Forestry Department into allegations of encroachment on the Batu Talam Forest Reserve to plant durian trees. – Bernama, July 6, 2021
