GEORGE TOWN: The case of Kedah menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, who was alleged to have committed an MCO offence by test driving a pick-up truck in Juru over the weekend, is now in the hands of the federal police in Bukit Aman.
Seberang Perai Central police chief Shafee Abd Samad, in a text message to FMT, said the investigations into the alleged incident have been wrapped up and the papers would be sent to the federal police headquarters tomorrow.
Last Saturday, a woman took to Facebook saying she spotted the MB and his two aides test driving a RM211,000 pick-up truck at Juru Auto City. The MB has since denied test driving the vehicle, but said he was merely driven around by a salesman.
The woman, Nini Siron, 36, lodged a police report the same day, which is the basis of a police investigation against Sanusi, as test drives are not allowed during the MCO.
Separately, Shafee said Nini had lodged another report on cyberbullying and threats hurled against her by Sanusi’s supporters on Facebook. He said the matter would also be investigated.
Nini has been attacked online by those who claimed that she was slandering the menteri besar, with pictures of her family and her son being disseminated online.
Sanusi had his statement taken by the police earlier this week. In explaining what took place, he said the incident took place by chance when he was on his way to Kuala Lumpur for a meeting.
He said he had stopped to buy “bread and water” at a RM2 shop at Juru Auto City and chanced upon a Ford showroom next door and struck up a conversation with a salesman there.
Sanusi then took up the salesman’s offer to go on a short drive in the pick-up truck around the area and later left for KL.
He was upset that the Nini did not seek clarification before posting on Facebook, but promised to pay any fine meted out to him or the salesman if he was found guilty.
He also promised to buy Nini a new and better mobile phone so she could record footage that was “beneficial”, he was quoted as saying.