Muhyiddin wants detailed report on Siti Kasim's case

PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today urged Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun to give him a detailed report on the incident involving lawyer and activist Siti Zabedah Kasim, who is better known as Siti Kasim, before taking any action.
Muhyiddin, in a statement today, said he took note of the public's view on the police investigation into Siti Kasim based on a police report lodged by a parent saying that her 24-year-old daughter was kidnapped by the lawyer.
He said he also noted Siti Kasim's response that at the time, she was acting as the lawyer for the 24-year-old woman.
"I agree on the right of individuals to seek legal aid, and the right to act without being influenced or threatened by any party.
"However, as Home Minister, I have to to find a balance between public interest and as well as the interest of the individual, without compromising the police investigation," he said.
Muhyiddin added that he was aware that the police's application to remand Siti Kasim was rejected by the court yesterday.
He said this was in line with the concept of separation of powers, where the role of the court was to determine the legitimacy of the police action, based on the constitution.
Siti Kasim was detained at the Kajang District Police Headquarters at 12.40am yesterday for allegedly obstructing law enforcement personnel from carrying out their duties following a report lodged by a woman claiming the lawyer had kidnapped her daughter on Thursday.
The woman was said to have been abducted while undergoing a psychiatric examination at the Kajang Hospital before being rescued by a police team at a condominium unit in Segambut on Saturday night.
The police released Siti Kasim after the Kajang Court rejected the remand order against her but investigations are still ongoing. — Bernama