{"id":13161,"date":"2022-01-28T14:01:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T06:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13161"},"modified":"2022-01-28T14:01:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T06:01:39","slug":"wan-azizah-summoned-to-bukit-aman-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13161","title":{"rendered":"Wan Azizah summoned to Bukit Aman today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kuala Lumpur, Jan 28 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0The police have confirmed that former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is expected to be present at Bukit Aman at 3 pm today to have her statement recorded after being summoned to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said Wan Azizah was called to\u00a0assist investigations into the publication of the book: <em><strong>My Story: Justice in the Wilderness<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0written by former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Deputy-Prime-Minister-Datuk-Seri-Wan-Azizah.jpeg\" alt=\"azizah\" class=\"wp-image-571\" width=\"488\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Deputy-Prime-Minister-Datuk-Seri-Wan-Azizah.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Deputy-Prime-Minister-Datuk-Seri-Wan-Azizah-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Deputy-Prime-Minister-Datuk-Seri-Wan-Azizah-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Deputy-Prime-Minister-Datuk-Seri-Wan-Azizah-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Deputy-Prime-Minister-Datuk-Seri-Wan-Azizah-350x233.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cYes, it is true (Wan Azizah has been summoned to Bukit Aman) and this is a normal procedure of an investigation,&#8221;<\/em> he told Bernama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, the media reported that a special task force investigating allegations made by Thomas in his book,\u00a0held its first meeting in the federal capital, on Dec 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special team was set up to conduct a preliminary study of several allegations in the book, including\u00a0the appointment of judges, excessive interference by the executive in the judiciary, and selective prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas published the book early last\u00a0year\u00a0but it\u00a0received a lot of criticism from various quarters, including the Attorney-General&#8217;s Chambers, lawyers, politicians, and the public for allegedly containing elements of incitement, insult, and slander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/crime_courts\/news.php?id=2047437\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuala Lumpur, Jan 28 \u00a0&#8212;\u00a0The police have confirmed that former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk 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