SEPANG, Aug 11 — Police have recorded statements from five more people, bringing the total to 95 so far, in the probe into the eHati motivation programme.
Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said the five people were employees of the motivational programme, staff of the convention centre where the event took place, and programme participants.
“They were called only to record their statements,” he said at a press conference here today.
When asked about the results of the “piya” water supposedly linked to the programme, Shazeli said police are awaiting the Chemistry Department report.
On July 16, police confirmed nudity was involved during a motivation event held last year at a convention centre in Shah Alam.
In an unrelated development, Shazeli clarified that a housebreaking case involving the main witness in the corruption trial of former finance minister Lim Guan Eng is being treated as a criminal matter.
Shazeli said there is no evidence linking the housebreaking to the ongoing trial.
“Based on the investigation, the threats received by the victim, such as ‘don’t make noise’ and ‘sit quietly’, are typical tactics used by suspects to gain cooperation from victims,” he explained.
Police have recorded statements from 16 witnesses. No arrests have been made, and the case remains under investigation.
On August 6, the media reported that the key witness in Lim’s corruption trial was attacked by a group of 10 men, who broke into his house.
Lim, who is also DAP adviser, is facing several corruption charges in the Sessions Court in relation to the Penang undersea tunnel project.
