Batu Puteh RCI recommends criminal probe into Dr M Posted on 05/12/2024 The royal commission of inquity on Batu Puteh recommended that criminal investigations be started against ex-prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad under Sections 415(b) and 418 of the Penal Code. PETALING JAYA: The royal commission of inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh has recommended that a police report be filed against former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for cheating. Deputy works minister Ahmad Maslan, in a post on X, said a copy of the declassified report was given to MPs in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the report, the commission said it recommended that its secretary file a report against Mahathir to make way for a criminal investigation. “A criminal investigation can be initiated under Section 415(b) of the Penal Code (for cheating), punishable under Section 417, as well as under Section 418 of the same code,” Clause 4.10 of the report said. The classified final report was submitted by the RCI’s chairman, Raus Sharif, to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim at Istana Negara on Aug 12. MORE TO COME News
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