Mohamad joined with political foes Friday in issuing a declaration signed by 58 public figures urging Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign over corruption allegations.
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According to state CID chief SAC Dev Kumar, the incident began when the two allegedly tried to cross a police security line and aggressively tried to approach Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who was making an official visit to the Darul Ehsan Mosque at Kampung Haji Baki, Kota Sentosa yesterday night (March 12) at about 8.35pm.
The pair were detained on Saturday night but released on Sunday without charge.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has raised the case with the Malaysian government, and says help is being offered to reporter Linton Besser and camera operator Louie Eroglu after they were arrested in Kuching on Saturday.
In January, Apandi decided not to prosecute the prime minister, saying the money was a “personal donation” from the Saudi royal family.
Two of Mr Najib’s bodyguards were convicted of the murder and sentenced to death.
They were allowed to leave but were detained again as they returned to their hotel, the ABC said. Najib, who was defence minister at the time, has denied involvement in the murder and said he did not know the woman.
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Mr Najib, 62, has also been under fire over allegations that billions of dollars were stolen from a state firm he founded, and over his own acceptance of a murky US$681 million overseas payment.
