KUALA LUMPUR – Umno must stop its cybertroopers from making threats against chief justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Pakatan Harapan (PH) said.
The PH presidential council said it was shocked and deeply disappointed by the statements made by top Umno leaders, which it added can be construed as attacks on the judiciary, following the Federal Court’s decision in the ongoing hearing of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal against his conviction in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
“The attacks seem to be mounting as Najib’s appeal hearing reaches the final stage.
“These attacks, especially from Umno supporters and cybertroopers, are becoming increasingly threatening in nature and include death threats against the chief justice,” the PH presidential council said in a statement.
“We issue this stern reminder that the leaders of political parties, especially Umno, need to stop these attacks on the judiciary and allow the appeal hearing to be completed.”
The statement was signed by opposition leader and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke, and Upko president Datuk Seri Madius Tangau.
Last night, a 30 year-old man was detained in Puchong under the Sedition Act to facilitate investigations into threats made on social media against the chief justice.
The man will be remanded for four days until August 23.
This follows an uproar on social media as netizens called for police to investigate a Twitter user who purportedly threatened Tengku Maimun and her husband Datuk Zamani Ibrahim, with many tagging the Royal Malaysia Police’s account.
Tengku Maimun chairs the five-person bench that earlier this week rejected Najib’s bid to adduce new evidence implicating the high court judge who found him guilty in 2020.
The Federal Court also decided against granting Najib an adjournment for his new defence team to prepare for arguments in his final bid to overturn his conviction and sentencing. – The Vibes, August 20, 2022
