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NO. SOALAN: 67 PEMBERITAHUAN PERTANYAAN BAGI JAWAB LISAN DEWAN RAKYAT PERTANYAAN : LISAN DARIPADA TUAN RAMKARPAL SINGH A/L KARPAL SINGH [ BUKIT GELUGOR ] TARIKH 16JUN 2015 RUJUKAN 7972 SOALAN: Tuan Ramkarpal Singh a/l Karpai Singh [ Bukit Geiugor ] mintaMENTERI DALAM NEGERI menyatakan usaha-usaha yang diambil untuk mengecualikan penglihatan Ketua Polis Negara dalam siasatan terhadap insiden bantahan gereja di Taman Medan baru-baru ini memandangkan salah seorang dari peserta bantahan tersebut adalah abang kepada Ketua Polis Negara tersebut. JAWAPAN: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Kerajaan memandang serius tentang kejadian-kejadian jenayah yang berlaku. Siasatan akan dijalankan tidak mengira sama ada ianya dilakukan oleh pihak individu berpengaruh atau sebaliknya. Berhubung dengan isu perhimpunan bantahan mengenai kewujudan gereja di kawasan Taman Medan di Metro Square Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya, pihak polis telah menjalankan siasatan berkait Petaling Jaya Repot 5415/2015 di bawah Seksyen 448/511 Kanun Keseksaan kerana melakukan kesalahan cuba melakukan pencerobohan bangunan pada 20 April 2015. Dalam kejadian tersebut terdapat lebih kurang 40 orang telah hadir dan berkumpul di kawasan tersebut. Dalam insiden bantahan gereja di Taman Medan baru-baru ini, memandangkan salah seorang dari peserta bantahan tersebut adalah abang kepada Ketua Polis Negara, pengurusan PDRM telah memutuskan bahawa sebarang urusan berkaitan kes ini akan dikendalikan oleh Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara bagi mengelak ketidakadilan dalam penyiasatan. Namun demikian, segala keputusan akhir adalah terletak di bawah bidang kuasa Peguam Negara. 2.

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