Police summon Anwar over list of MP 'backers'
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Police have summoned PKR president Anwar Ibrahim over a purported list of 121 MPs backing him to become prime minister, which is making the rounds.
An investigation has been initiated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code over the "spread of rumours that can cause fear and alarm to the public, which could induce a person to commit an offence against the state or to public peace."
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