That was also one of the reasons given by George Town OCPD Asst Comm Mior Faridalathrash in explaining the overall delay in the whole investigation.

“The investigating officer had contacted the CM’ s office five times to set a date for Lim to have his statement recorded.

“But no one got back to us until March 2,” Mior said in a statement yesterday.

Two days ago, Lim said it had taken the authorities six years to pursue a case involving his then 16-year-old son, who was accused on a blog of groping a schoolmate’s breasts.

He said he was questioned by police on March 2 over a report he had lodged against an Umno blogger six years ago .

“This is the third time the police are taking statements from me. Why ask this question six years later? I lodged a report on the advice of a senior police officer at the time.

“But there is still no action after six years. Those who insult the prime minister are brought to court quickly but when it happens to me, no action,” Lim was quoted as saying.

Mior said the investigation took time as police had to analyse evidence from various agencies, including the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), as well as take the statements of 38 witnesses.

“The CM’s allegations are therefore inaccurate.”

Mior also said the investigation papers were handed over to the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) several times but they were returned because they were incomplete.

“We have since refined them and sent them back to the DPP for further instructions.”

In 2011, a collage of photographs of Lim’s son and the alleged victim were posted by pro-Umno blogger Papagomo on his blog.

It was later revealed that the girl in the photos was a chess player from Hong Kong named Anya Corke. The original photo, which showed Corke playing chess, had been cropped in an attempt to implicate Lim’s son.

The issue was recently resurrected when Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, upon being asked about the case, said that the case was still being investigated by police.