Selangor Executive Councillor Ronnie Liu, State Assemblyman for Pandamaran was arrested at the State Secretariat building in Shah Alam was detained by several plainclothes and uniformed policemen at the entrance of the building at around 2pm this afternoon.
Liu, who was suppose to attend the weekly state cabinet meeting, was escorted to the Puchong police station without clearly explaining their so-called arrested and had acted 'rudely' and it was later learned that it was in connection with a report filed against him for allegedly obstructing Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) enforcement officers from carrying out their duties during an anti-vice raid on a hotel in Puchong last year but did not resist being arrest since the police had an arrest warrant at hand.
Ronnie Liu was later released on a personal bond of RM2,000 by his elder brother as a guarantor at about 3.15pm and was asked to appear at the PJ magistrate's court on Monday where he is expected to be charged.
However, Ronnie Liu informed that he is innocent. The Police on the other hand confirmed that Liu would be charged under Section 186 of the Penal Code with obstructing public servants from discharging their duty and is punishable with a jail term of up to three months, or a maximum fine of RM1,000 or both if convicted.
It was learned that this controversy is over Liu's alleged role in the hotel raid cropped up after it was revealed by former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo six months ago.
But Liu filed a defamation suit against Datuk Seri Dr Khir, who is now the Opposition leader in the Selangor State Assembly and in the suit, which was filed on Oct 5, Liu claimed that Datuk Seri Dr Khir had defamed him by describing him as immoral and being involved in vice activities while Datuk Seri Dr Khir had in May accused Liu of obstructing the raid and therefore argued that the DAP leader was not fit to be in charge of the state's local government. However, Liu had denied the allegation.
news n photo courtesy of Malaysiakini
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