Police record Akmal's statement over halal issue

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Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Salleh turned up at the Jasin police headquarters in Melaka on Sunday (Sept 29) morning to record his statement following a police report lodged by Sarawak DAP.  The Umno Youth chief was accompanied by three lawyers and left after an hour.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3wm34mnt   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Police recorded a statement from UMNO Youth Chief, Datuk Dr. Muhammad Akmal Saleh,

00:05at the Jasin District Headquarters on Sunday following a report lodged by the Sarawak DAP.

00:11Dr. Muhammad Akmal, who is also Merlimau Assemblyman,

00:15said his statement was regarding the halal certification issue.

00:19We have given a good statement to the police and I would like to thank the police

00:24for carrying out a very good investigation.

00:28My response is that these are very sensitive matters

00:34that we have reminded many times.

00:36If we want to maintain the harmony of our country,

00:40these sensitive matters cannot be directly touched.

00:44And my statement is a statement of retaliation

00:47to the statement issued by the YP,

00:51we do not attack anywhere.

00:53He said he was prepared to face anyone who wishes to challenge him in court over the issue.

00:59On September 12, the Sarawak DAP lodged a police report on the politician's remarks,

01:05alleging that it could cause racial division.

01:08The police report referred to his Facebook post,

01:11urging DAP to educate veteran Teresa Kok on proper conduct

01:15as her remarks on the issue had drawn criticism.

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