The police will not interfere in the allegation against a senior Umno politician that he is attempting to unseat Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak through a vote of no confidence in Parliament.

Speaking to Malaysiakini , inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said in the absence of criminal elements, such matters are for the political parties themselves to resolve.

"This does not involve the police. We are only concerned with attempts to topple the government or prime minister through undemocratic means," Khalid said.

He said this to clarify his earlier statement that police would look into the reports lodged on the issue after Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi ( photo ) raised it.

"When I said police would look into it means that whenever a police report is lodged, we are duty-bound to look into it to determine if there is any criminal element that warrants further investigation and action on our part.

"If there is none, we do not proceed with the probe. I hope the critics understand this," he said.

Khalid reiterated that the issue of a no-confidence vote is for the political parties to resolve and not for the police to intervene.

Previously, Zahid claimed that an "ambitious old man" from Umno was attempting to secure support from both sides of the political divide to oust Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak through a no-confidence vote.

However, he refused to name the person, saying it would hamper police investigations.

Dismissing allegations that the plot is fictional, Zahid, who is also home minister, said he had obtained intelligence reports on this plot.

Last week, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested that for a no-confidence vote to work, the opposition must agree to the BN remaining in federal power.

Mahathir said Umno and BN lawmakers would not support the move otherwise.

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