Sivakumar lodges report on fake letter

Ousted Speaker V. Sivakumar has lodged a police report over the distribution of a “fake letter” using his actual signature, which was sent out to Perak state assemblymen.

The letter, which contained the stamp of the Mentri Besar’s office, as well as the Speaker’s official letterhead, told the recipient that today’s assembly sitting had been adjourned to 11am at the Heritage Hotel here.

“In reference to the notice summoning the state assembly sitting that was sent on October 13 and due to several illegal actions taken by the Barisan Nasional government, the sitting will be held at 11am in Heritage Hotel,” the letter said.

It also claimed that former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin would be tabling the budget and a motion to call for the dissolution of the assembly.

“The Pakatan Rakyat leadership council, led by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Datuk Seri Hadi Awang and Lim Kit Siang, will also be present (at the assembly),” said the letter.

The letter also claimed that the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah had granted former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin an audience at 3pm in Istana Kinta here today, for the purpose of the dissolution of the state assembly.

“In view of this, you are requested to be present at the assembly,” the letter said.

After today’s fractious assembly sitting, Sivakumar told pressmen that he had never sent nor was aware of such a letter.

“It contains my signature, however. I believe my signature was pasted into the letter,” he said.

He lodged the police report, along with another on how he was attacked before the actual assembly in the State Secretariat here, at the Ipoh district police headquarters after the sitting was over in the afternoon.

Meanwhile, Perak DAP chief and former senior state executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham also lodged a report at the police station.

He cited Section 124 of the Penal Code against the police, claiming he and the other 27 PR assemblymen had been blocked from entering the state assembly hall.

Another report was also lodged by Pantai Remis assemblyman Nga Kor Ming, who claimed he had his genitals attacked by one Chief Inspector Khairul as he was making his way into the assembly today.