‘Opposition chaos agenda’ claim
(NST) – ‘MALAYSIAN SPRING’ PLANS: Former DAP senator reveals 2012 email between party HQ and its leaders
PETALING JAYA: A FORMER DAP vice-chairman yesterday revealed that the opposition had long intended to initiate a “Malaysian spring” to overthrow the government through street rallies. Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim said the opposition had planned to create chaos since last year’s Bersih rally and was now building up to nationwide protests, which were being organised to condemn a democratically elected government over so-called electoral fraud in the 13th General Election.
The former senator said he had evidence to back his claim in the form of an email which was sent out by DAP’s chief of staff Foo Yueh Chuan to all central executive council members on April 26, 2012.
In the email, Foo informed the recipients that she was coordinating the party members and leaders to participate in Bersih’s sit-in rally at Stadium Merdeka on April 28 last year.
Tunku Aziz said he replied to the email making it clear that he was “in principle opposed to street demonstrations”.
However, he said, DAP founding member Dr Chen Man Hin replied the email, saying that he was in support of the idea.
“Dr Chen said he would be ‘delighted to participate in the sit-in (Bersih rally)’. He wrote that ‘this may be the beginning of a Malaysia spring’,” Tunku Aziz said reading out Dr Chen’s response at a press conference held here yesterday.
Tunku Aziz said the email response itself was proof that the opposition backed illegal street protests for an “Arab Spring” kind of uprising to take place in Malaysia.
“Pakatan has been talking about Malaysian spring, they are not talking about flowers, but what the Syrians have been doing and the Egyptians or Libyans had done.
“This is very serious. This is about toppling an elected government…this is being done even when we operate under a democratic system. If you want to bring it (the government) down, bring it down through the ballot box. But they did not succeed and now they are forced to resort to street rallies.”
Tunku Aziz, who was accompanied by former Selangor DAP publicity secretary Tan Tuan Tat, added that Anwar was quite open about his plan to organise and orchestrate large-scale, nationwide protests.
“Anwar is well aware that he is playing with fire but he is determined to create a dangerous environment of unease, fear and insecurity that could easily get out of control with predictable consequences.”
Tunku Aziz urged the government to put a stop the rallies, as they posed a serious threat to national security and public order.
“The government must apply the full force of the law to stop the rot from setting in.
“Anwar’s selfish act bordering on the criminal, has gone far enough..
Tunku Aziz was also not convinced when asked about Anwar’s statement that the opposition would steer clear of any illegal street demonstrations to topple the government.
“Of course he would say that their demonstration is going to be peaceful…we are used to his lies.
“So whatever Anwar says, it has to be taken with a pinch of salt, for example his Sept 16 notion that didn’t materialise.”
