Police are expected to call about 10 to 15 individuals in connection with the birthday celebration on Aug 10 by family members and friends of Anwar outside the gates of the Sungai Buloh prison.
PKR Youth Information Chief Lee Chean Chung, one of the two called in today, was asked to give a statement at the Sungai Buloh police headquarters for allegedly singing a song titled “Glorious Days” performed by Hong Kong rock band Beyond.
“I sang a Beyond song that was written in tribute to Nelson Mandela. What’s wrong with this song? What’s wrong with Nelson Mandela?
“Someone drew cartoons, he was charged. Someone spoke, he was charged. Someone flew yellow balloons, she was charged. Now, singing is a crime.
“One day, thinking will also be a crime,” Lee told reporters outside the Sungai Buloh police headquarters.
He added that Malaysia would inevitably become a prison of its own if Malaysians did not speak out.
Fahmi Fadzil, who is PKR communications director, was also called in by police to give a statement for allegedly being the emcee during Anwar’s birthday celebration.
He said he expected 10 to 15 other individuals to be called in by the police regarding the matter.
“As much as we are willing to cooperate, we feel that there are bigger issues that the police should pay attention to.
“They should pay attention to (Federal Territories Minister) Tengku Adnan in order to keep his family safe so that he can publicly declare his assets.
“They should pay attention to the extradition of the mastermind behind Bill Kayong’s murder and also bring Jho Low back to Malaysia for questioning over the 1MDB issue,” said Fahmi.
Anwar, who was born on Aug 10, 1947, is currently serving a five-year sentence in Sungai Buloh prison.
On Feb 10, the Federal Court upheld the Court of Appeal’s five-year prison sentence on Anwar for sodomising former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan at the Desa Damansara condominium in Bukit Damansara on June 26, 2008.