Police yet to identify person responsible
Muda Mohd NoorPublished: Feb 16, 2009 10:42 AM | Updated: Feb 16, 2009 11:29 AM
The police have yet to identify the person responsible for the circulation of the nude photographs of Selangor executive councillor Elizabeth Wong.
The police have yet to identify the person responsible for the circulation of the nude photographs of Selangor executive councillor Elizabeth Wong.
Contacted this evening, Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed denied news reports which quoted him as saying that the person has been identified.
"I held a press conference on the matter earlier but I never mentioned that we have identified the suspect," he told Malaysiakini.
"We are still in the process of tracing the person," he added.
Earlier, Arjunaidi said the police will also be calling a journalist who informed Wong about the photos.
"So I hope everyone will be patient until we complete our investigations," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Arjunaidi said the police have yet to receive the nude pictures and that it was to early to determine whose image actually appeared in the photographs.
Report was incomplete
He confirmed Wong had lodged a police report at the Damansara police station in Petaling Jaya at about 11.05 pm yesterday after a journalist informed her about the circulation of the photographs.
"However, the report was not complete as she was only informed by a third person (journalist) on the circulation of nude photographs. She (Wong) told the police the photographs were taken when she was sleeping.
"I would like to advise those having the nude photographs to surrender them to the police and assist us in our investigations," he said, adding that police were investigating the case under Section 292 of the Penal Code for possessing pornographic materials.
Meanwhile, Wong, who is also the Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson, has described the circulation of the pictures as a malicious attack on her.
She said that the circulation of the photographs constituted a gross outrage on her modesty and invasion of privacy.
"It is being done by unscrupulous persons to embarrass and discredit me. It's like invasion of sanctity of my personal life.
"I'm the victim in this incident and yesterday I had lodged a police report over this matter and will give my fullest cooperation to the police in their probe," she said, adding that she would not speculate publicly about the person or persons responsible.
Contacted this evening, Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed denied news reports which quoted him as saying that the person has been identified."I held a press conference on the matter earlier but I never mentioned that we have identified the suspect," he told Malaysiakini.
"We are still in the process of tracing the person," he added.
Earlier, Arjunaidi said the police will also be calling a journalist who informed Wong about the photos.
"So I hope everyone will be patient until we complete our investigations," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Arjunaidi said the police have yet to receive the nude pictures and that it was to early to determine whose image actually appeared in the photographs.
Report was incomplete
He confirmed Wong had lodged a police report at the Damansara police station in Petaling Jaya at about 11.05 pm yesterday after a journalist informed her about the circulation of the photographs.
"However, the report was not complete as she was only informed by a third person (journalist) on the circulation of nude photographs. She (Wong) told the police the photographs were taken when she was sleeping.
"I would like to advise those having the nude photographs to surrender them to the police and assist us in our investigations," he said, adding that police were investigating the case under Section 292 of the Penal Code for possessing pornographic materials.
Meanwhile, Wong, who is also the Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson, has described the circulation of the pictures as a malicious attack on her.She said that the circulation of the photographs constituted a gross outrage on her modesty and invasion of privacy.
"It is being done by unscrupulous persons to embarrass and discredit me. It's like invasion of sanctity of my personal life.
"I'm the victim in this incident and yesterday I had lodged a police report over this matter and will give my fullest cooperation to the police in their probe," she said, adding that she would not speculate publicly about the person or persons responsible.
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