Press secretary to the chief minister Ambrose Cheng, accompanied by political secretaries Buang Bolhassan and Petrus Igat Mathias, filed the report at the Gita police station here today.

The report referred to a Facebook post by user “Aman Shah” and denied that Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg had anything to do with it.

“The post is not true and we leave it to the police and MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission) to investigate,” Cheng said.

The Facebook post claims that the state’s lawmakers unanimously agreed to the petition which has collected 630,000 signatures.

Citing “inside sources”, the post says the Sarawak cabinet also unanimously called for a review of MA63, the founding agreement between Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore and Malaya for the formation of Malaysia.

The post said the queen was an integral part of the agreement as she was one of the signatories. It also claimed she could play an important role in calling for a review of the Malaysian Federal Constitution.

Chief political secretary to the chief minister Abdullah Saidol said it was necessary that the police report was filed.

“It is not an attempt to choke freedom of speech or expression. Our social media is relatively free and we welcome constructive criticism, but when there is an attempt to create public prejudice, we will not tolerate that.”

Abdullah, who is also Sarawak BN Backbenchers chairman, said the post was also “malicious”.

“All of it is untrue. It’s vexatious with a malicious intent. Some people may think that such a post on social media should not be taken seriously.

“However, we deem it to be an attempt to undermine the chief minister’s office and his position. It is also an insult to the state’s lawmakers.

“They are basically trying to create a perception that could promote ill will and confusion among the people. It is an attempt to create animosity among us Sarawakians.

“We must make it known that we reject such acts.”