Two police reports were lodged against the former prime minister after he discussed Malaysia’s identity and history in two Facebook posts in July.
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was called by the police to give a statement today in connection with an ongoing investigation, sources said.
It is understood the police recorded his statement following the lodging of two reports over a Facebook post on July 27.On July 27, Mahathir published two Facebook posts, with one asserting that Malaysia should be recognised primarily as a Malay country rather than a multiracial one.In the second post, Mahathir questioned whether Malaysia has been colonised by migrants and their descendants.
“Singapore has, but the Malay states and the Borneo states have not been conquered. They remain the countries of the indigenous definitive people,” he said.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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