Wong explained that in the video, which was posted on TikTok, she was merely offering recommendations to improve the bill.
She said she was informed at about 10pm yesterday to report to MCMC’s office in Cyberjaya or to the nearest police station by 11.30am today.
“I watched my video repeatedly. What did I say? What sensitivity did I touch on, that I had to go to MCMC’s office at such short notice?” she told a press conference outside the commission’s office in Cyberjaya.
Wong pointed out that politicians from both sides of the divide, as well as the Bar Council had also commented on the bill.
She said leaders from Barisan Nasional, including Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and MCA president Wee Ka Siong, as well as MPs from PKR and DAP had raised concerns about the bill.
She asked if the others who had voiced concern over the bill would also be called up for questioning.
Zahid, who is also the BN chairman, had said the coalition was concerned about the scope of executive powers, the level of consent for renewal projects, and the determination of threshold values that could affect the rights of owners.
Wee said the government should explain its rationale for setting different consent threshold rates based on the age of the properties under the bill.
The Bar Council said the proposed consent thresholds were too low compared with other jurisdictions, risking the rights of minority owners. It urged the thresholds to be raised to at least 85% and 90%, with independent verification of consent.
The bill required consent thresholds of 80% for buildings aged 30 years or less, 75% for those over 30 years, and 51% for abandoned or unsafe buildings.
Wong said the facts she referred to in the video were from the bill that was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat and “not plucked from thin air”.
On Thursday, housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming said the bill will be amended to reflect a new consent rule after the proposed law drew pushback from MPs and civil groups.
He said all redevelopment projects under the bill would now require the agreement of 80% of owners, regardless of the age of the building.