The Star
Published: Wednesday September 22, 2010 MYT 5:00:00 PM
BY ANDREW SAGAYAM
KUALA LUMPUR: Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar was questioned by police Wednesday over a report lodged by Perkasa accusing her of questioning the Constitution.
When contacted, Nurul Izzah said she was quizzed for about 90 minutes from 2pm at the Dang Wangi police district headquarters here.
“I was asked to provide information on my background, the contents of the article and my intention in penning the article.
“I was not looking for publicity through my article and categorically state my support for our Constitution, including Article 153, our royal institutions, Islam as our official religion and Bahasa Melayu as our official language.
“I categorically state that I did not call for a change or to repeal any Articles in the Constitution,” she said, adding that she was being investigated under the Sedition Act.
Nurul Izzah said Perkasa, a Malay rights group, lodged the report on Sept 2 based on an article she had written for a web newsportal urging Perkasa to enter a “constructive engagement” on the interpretation of Article 153 of the Constitution.
Article 153 provides details into the special position of the Malay community and bumiputeras. The article, titled The ultimate Malaysia debate: Malaysia or Malaysaja?, was a comment piece authored by Nurul Izzah and published on Aug 31 on The Malaysian Insider.
She said that the police had earlier called her to record statement but was not able to as she was busy with preparations to celebrate Hari Raya.
