Muhyiddin submits 115 SDs backing him as PM to police
The Pagoh MP clarified that the documents included two letters from the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, both dated November 20, 2022.
KUALA LUMPUR - Perikatan Nasional (PN) Chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has provided several documents to the police in connection with allegations that he insulted the royal institution.
The former prime minister said that the submission of these documents was intended to facilitate the police in their investigation into his comments made during the recent Nenggiri by-election campaign.
The Pagoh MP clarified that the documents included two letters from the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, both dated November 20, 2022.
These letters contained a directive from the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, instructing any Member of the Dewan Rakyat with majority support to submit their Statutory Declarations to Istana Negara by November 21, 2022, before 2pm.
"A total of 114 Statutory Declarations from Members of the Dewan Rakyat, expressing their confidence in me to be appointed as prime minister, were submitted to Istana Negara on November 21, 2022, at 1.28pm, ahead of the original deadline.
"An additional Statutory Declaration was submitted on November 22, 2022," he said in a statement today.
Muhyiddin also provided a letter of acknowledgment from the Senior Private Secretary to the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Colonel (B) Datuk Nazim Mohd Alim, dated November 21, 2022, confirming receipt of these documents.
Along with this letter, several other related documents were submitted to the police earlier today.
Earlier, Muhyiddin was interviewed by officers from the Federal Police Classified Criminal Investigation Unit (USJT) D5 at his office.
The interview lasted for one hour and was attended by PN’s Information Chief Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, and Bersatu Vice-President Datuk Radzi Jidin.
Muhyiddin stressed that with the statement and documents provided, he hoped for a transparent, fair, and just investigation in accordance with the law.
He affirmed his loyalty to the Malay Rulers and his commitment to the Constitutional Monarchy.
"I have fully cooperated with the police and clarified the facts related to my speech," he added, stressing his high regard for the royal institution.
During his speech at Felda Perasu in Kelantan on Aug 14, Muhyiddin reportedly said he was unsure why then Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah did not invite him to the palace to be sworn in.
