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PETALING JAYA: Subang Jaya, the two lawyers whose names are linked to the recent violence in the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Seafield, said today that they had been hired only by the developer to help them investigate. police officer after the outbreak of the shooting.
Speaking at a press conference here today, Haniff Khatri Abdulla and Rafique Rashid Ali said that they had only been approached by representatives of One City Development Monday evening.
"Our roles are to anticipate the investigation process for staff and the company, and to ensure their interest," added Haniff.
He added that the two senior employees of One City, whom he represented, had to record their statements on Tuesday afternoon. However, they were stopped by the police early that morning.
"That pushed me to attend the remand hearing with my colleague, Rafique, on Tuesday," he said, adding that Rafique was acting on behalf of another employee who had been arrested.
Haniff denied on social media the claim that Rafique and he allegedly paid 50 "hooligans" to try to evict the worshipers from the temple or that he would have represented them at the time of the investigation. of the police.
"These are false and malicious accusations against us both," he said, adding that they intended to file information with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to determine who had disseminated information about them.
He said that they would file a separate report with the police for criminal defamation.
Haniff urged the public to stop broadcasting such messages and allow the police to complete their investigations.
"I also urge the authorities not to disclose too much information about investigations and not to ask them more questions," he said.
When asked if the Interior Ministry's statement on the temple issue yesterday had damaged the company's reputation, Haniff said the Philippine company Ayala Corporation, owner of One City, had written to the Office of the Prime Minister (PM) to announce its cooperation with the government.
"The letter was sent directly to the Prime Minister's Office this morning," he added.
The violence began on Monday when a group of intruders entered the temple, causing unrest in which several people were injured. The temple was also damaged and several vehicles burned.
The next day, a demonstration to oppose relocation of the temple took an unruly turn when the crowd burned several vehicles. The real estate developer's office was also vandalized.
A firefighter, Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, was assaulted by rioters at the scene. He suffered several injuries, including broken ribs.
So far, 30 people have been arrested for acts of temple violence, including employees of One City.
The temple was to be moved as part of a win-win solution involving a city, the government of Selangor State and two claimants to the temple leadership, K Chellappa and M Nagaraju.
Chellappa and Nagaraju, who were involved in a separate action under the control of the temple leadership, agreed to yield the land to One City after agreeing to donate RM 1.5 million for the construction of a new temple on one of the two fields. given to the temple by a city.
Chellappa has since been designated as the legitimate head of the temple, but Nagaraju refuses to comply with the 2014 High Court decision by consent.
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