A statement on Chow’s Facebook page stated that Save Musang King Alliance (Samka) chairman Wilson Chang was also detained by the police to assist in the investigation under Section 186 of the Penal Code.

Yesterday, Raub police chief Shahril Abd Rahman was reported to have said that Chow, who is also Samka’s adviser, would be called in with four others to assist in the probe.

Shahril said enforcement activities at the durian farms would continue as planned by the authorities.

Media reports previously stated that farmers had blocked access routes and displayed banners to express their dissatisfaction after enforcement personnel destroyed their decades-old crops.

The Pahang government has denied violating a court order when it felled around 200 Musang King durian trees during the enforcement operation in Sungai Klau, Raub, on April 8.