PETALING JAYA: Klang MP Charles Santiago is standing by his statement made against preacher Zakir Naik and won’t be apologising for his remarks.
A statement issued by his lawyers, SN Fam & Co, today said Santiago’s alleged defamatory statements “are fair and bonafide comments on matters of public interest”. “The alleged defamatory statements are an expression of our client’s opinion, having regard to such facts relating to the two DAP assemblymen under the Security Offences Act 2012 or Sosma and the timing of the arrests, which was on the eve of the 2020 Budget.
It said Santiago was questioning the authorities as an MP on the investigation, “failure by the police to produce any evidence and the justification of the said arrests under Sosma”.The impugned statements were said to have been made on Tuesday.