Semambu assemblyperson Lee Chean Chung said he has been called in by the police for questioning, after he had performed a song outside the Sungai Buloh prison in conjunction with former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s birthday.

He said that he was told by the Sungai Buloh district police headquarters to present himself by Aug 24 for supposedly participating in an assembly, and questioned whether there was anything wrong with singing.

“I have been asked to report in by Aug 24. I will contact a lawyer before proceeding further.

“Not only for speaking up, now even singing becomes a problem. What is this country coming to?” he said in a statement today.

The rally took place on Aug 10, where Anwar’s family and supporters gathered outside the prison gates to celebrate Anwar’s birthday.

The day also marked Anwar’s 548th day of incarceration for sodomy.

Anwar is serving a five-year prison sentence. He and his supporters had maintained that the charges are politically motivated.

Lee said he had performed a Chinese-language song titled ‘Glorious Days’ during the celebration.

The song was originally released by the Hong Kong band 'Beyond' in 1991, to commemorate South African leader Nelson Mandela and his anti-apartheid struggle.

Mandela was released from prison about a year before the song made its debut, after 27 years of imprisonment.