On 3 August 2013, Ms. Cynthia Gabriel was summoned by the Malaysian police to facilitate investigations over a fund raising dinner held on 19 July 2013 at the Civic Centre of Petaling Jaya. The purpose of the dinner was to raise funds for the ongoing inquiry in France on the Scorpene submarines On 7 August 2013, at around 3pm, Ms. Cynthia Gabriel was questioned for about 45 minutes at the IPD Petaling Jaya police station under Section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Code and Section 4 (1) (a) of the Sedition Act 1948. The Officer asked Ms. Cynthia Gabriel questions unrelated and non-relevant to the Sedition Act. On the contrary, she was solely questioned about SUARAM's entity and activities, including its policies. 16/08/13: A Joint Allegation Letter (JAL) was sent to Malaysia by the the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. 20/08/2013: Acknowledgement of JAL by Malaysia.