IGP denies raid at Pavilion Residences
PETALING JAYA: The police had prevented members of a political party from entering the Pavilion Residences apartment following talk that boxes of designer handbags said to belong to Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor were taken there, says InspectorGeneral of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.
He said the group of people had gone to the apartment in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and attempted to take the law into their own hands.
“The group acted like policemen trying to gain entry to the apartment and conduct their own investigation.
“I am giving a stern warning against anyone going against the law. Action will be taken if our warning is not heeded,” he said in an interview yesterday.
On Saturday, two Youth leaders of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia lodged a police report alleging that vans delivered boxes containing 50 Birkin handbags to the apartment on Thursday evening.
Mohamad Fuzi denied a Reuters news report that the police raided the apartment on Saturday.
“Police personnel were there to ensure the party members did not do anything rash,” he said.
Reuters reported that the police had raided and searched for sensitive documents at the apartment, which the Pakatan Harapan government fears may be taken out of the country.
The news report also alleged that police were acting after a complaint that a government vehicle had delivered dozens of boxes with designer handbags and other items to the apartment for Rosmah.
Mohamad Fuzi slammed the news report, saying what had happened was that the political party members were attempting to enter the apartment compound.
On a video cli p showing luxury handbags supposedly belonging to Rosmah being transported in vans, Mohamad Fuzi said police would investigate the matter.
“A report has been lodged and we will conduct an investigation on this,” he added.
Meanwhile, the private residence of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta in Kuala Lumpur, has been cordoned off by the police.
At least five policemen were seen at the entrance to Najib’s residence while a mobile police station was also set up near the junction leading to his house.
Journalists were barred from entering the area.
Mohamad Fuzi said the policemen were there to maintain security and to prevent any untoward incident from happening.
He denied that Najib had been placed under house arrest.