Cops raid Putra Post tabloid's office

Malaysiakini
The police have raided the office of Putra Post, a pro-Dr Mahathir Mohamad tabloid, in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The raid followed a report lodged against the tabloid, which has been widely circulated in Ijok in the run-up to today’s by-election.
When contacted, Putra Post editor-in-chief Mohamed Nawi confirmed that eight police officers from the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters had raided the office at about 9am.
He said the police team had seized a computer and printing plate for further investigations.
According to Mohamed Nawi, the police told him that the report alleged that Putra Post was operating without a permit from the Internal Security Ministry.
The police report also touched on an article concerning Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and other reports regarding Umno and the Ijok by-election.
Mohamed Nawi said among the writers of the articles were Raja Petra Kamarudin and former parliamentarian Ruhanie Ahmad.
'Conspiracy against Najib'
The tabloid’s editor-in-chief said he showed the police team a copy of the Internal Security Ministry permit but was told that this could not be verified with the ministry.
Following this, Mohamed Nawi said he contacted the ministry’s publishing division and confirmed that the permit was still valid.
He claimed that the police also raided the printer of Putra Post.
The tabloid is published by Pancawarna Enterprise and printed by Kam Heng Printers in Sri Kembangan.
The article on Najib in Putra Post’s latest addition was penned by Ruhanie.
According to the article, the deputy premier is the target of a concerted and coordinated political conspiracy aimed at getting him out of Umno.
Among others, it stated: “As of today, it is an open secret that a group of individuals are working, openly or covertly to marginalise Najib through a cabinet reshuffle or the general election.”
The tabloid also carried reports that were critical of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his son-in-law Khairy Jamaludin.