KUALA LUMPUR: Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Clare Rewcastle Brown, founder and editor of Sarawak Report, for offences under Section 124B and 124I of the Penal code.
Federal Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh said in a statement that the warrant was granted by a court here.
He said police will place her on the ASEANAPOL wanted list and will proceed with applications of an INTERPOL Red Notice.
Section 124B covers alleged involvement in activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy while Section 124I for disseminating false reports.
The Sarawak-born Rewcastle-Brown was accused of conspiring with Malaysia’s opposition lawmakers to publish forged documents on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) to sabotage Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.