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ACA, Police Probe DAP's Money Politics Allegations |
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 20:32 |
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(Bernama) IPOH, April 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) and police have commenced investigations into allegations by the DAP that one of its elected representatives was offered between RM10 million and RM65 million to join the Barisan Nasional (BN).
DAP vice chairman M. Kulasegaran said he had given a statement to the ACA regarding the matter Monday.
"ACA officers came to question me after they were informed by the police about the case. I gave them my full cooperation," he told a press conference at the Perak DAP's office here Tuesday.
Kulasegaran said police also recorded a statement from Tronoh Assemblyman V. Sivakumar yesterday and that he (Sivakumar) would be interviewed by the ACA today.
Sivakumar lodged a police report at the Ipoh police headquarters regarding the alleged buy-over attempts yesterday.
According to him, the offer was made through telephone calls and the short-messaging-service (SMS) after the BN lost the state in the March 8 election.
When the offers became to frequent, he was stressed by it and lodged the police report.
An ACA spokesman, when contacted, declined to comment on the matter.
Another Perak DAP assemblyman, A. Sivasubramaniam (Buntong) is also due to make a police report about alleged attempts to buy him over.
"I have been receiving offer after offer through telephone calls and SMS to join the BN. I am being offered up to RM80 million to jump ship," he said.
Sivasubramaniam said he would be making the police report at the Buntong police station Wednesday.
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