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KEPALA BATAS, July 19 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has given the assurance that Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail will not be involved in the investigation into the sodomy allegation involving Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The prime minister said since Anwar had made reports against Musa and Abdul Gani, it was only proper that both of them be excluded from the investigation.
"The IGP and AG will not be having any role in the investigation into the allegation against Anwar," he told reporters after presenting study offers and educational sponsorship of the private Island College of Technology for 350 students at the Kepala Batas Dewan Millenium, here.
On Wednesday, Anwar gave his statement to the ACA in Putrajaya covering three main issues namely fabrication of evidence, omission of facts and falsification of the medical report from the Forensic Department.
The statement to the ACA was in connection with a police report he lodged on July 1 at the Selangor police headquarters, alleging that Abdul Gani and Musa had fabricated evidence on his assault by the then inspector-general of police, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor in 1998.
Abdul Gani was a deputy public prosecutor then while Musa was the investigating officer in Anwar's case.
To a question whether it was necessary to suspend Musa and Abdul Gani from duties following the report lodged against them, Abdullah said he did not see necessity to do so.
He said officers involved in the investigaton would not be referring any details of the investigation either to Musa or Abdul Gani.
"There is no reason why they should be suspended from duties," he said.
On the Penang government's request that the federal government make cash payment to the state government in lieu of the deferred projects in the state, namely the Penang Outer Ring Road and monorail, Abdullah said the government had no plan to do so.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng had recently asked the government to give RM4.7 billion in cash in lieu of the deferment of projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan Mid-Term Review.
On reports that UEM Berhad was no longer the contractor for the Penang Second Bridge project, Abdullah said there was no need for the matter to be discussed in detail as the government would still be implementing the project.
"Do not go into the details. Whatever it is, we are going to build the bridge. That is all the people are interested in," he said.
On MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat's intention to vie for the party's presidency following the decision by Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting not to defend the post, Abdullah said it was up to the party to determine its leadership.
"This is MCA's elections; let MCA decides who should be chosen. It's up to them, I play no role in this," said Abdullah who is also Barisan Nasional chairman.
-- BERNAMA
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