‘Is the police incompetent in handling crowd?’
PKR’s Tian Chua questions police competence over suggestions to rope in the army to control Black 505 participants.
K Pragalath, FMT
PKR vice-president Tian Chua questioned the competence of the police force in managing peaceful assemblies following a call by Internal Security and Public Order director Salleh Mat Rasid asking the armed forces to intervene.
“The call for the armed forces to intervene seems to question the incompetence of the police force. We are sure the police are more than capable to handle a peaceful crowd,” said Tian Chua who is also Batu MP.
Salleh was reported to have said that the armed forces should be alerted and asked to assist to control the crowd attending the Black 505 rally in Padang Merbok tomorrow.
Tian Chua also blamed the BN-led federal government of hatching a plot to instill fear in an attempt to dissuade the public from attending the rally.
“It seems the ruling party has once again put together a plot to scare and instill fear in the rakyat who are determined to go out this Saturday and make their demands,” he said.
He pointed out that Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had stated that he had no issues as long as the rally did not go against the provisions of the Peaceful Assembly Act.
In addition to that, the Olympic Day Run scheduled to take place on Sunday has been postponed indefinitely. The run is co-organised by Olympic Council of Malaysia and McDonalds.
A pro-Pakatan NGO, Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) also criticised Salleh’s proposal to rope in the military.
“SAMM believes that the suggestion is an effort to scare the public because the police no longer have the trust of the people,” said Noor Edy Reduan who is the NGO’s propaganda director.
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PKR vice-president Tian Chua questioned the competence of the police force in managing peaceful assemblies following a call by Internal Security and Public Order director Salleh Mat Rasid asking the armed forces to intervene.
“The call for the armed forces to intervene seems to question the incompetence of the police force. We are sure the police are more than capable to handle a peaceful crowd,” said Tian Chua who is also Batu MP.
Salleh was reported to have said that the armed forces should be alerted and asked to assist to control the crowd attending the Black 505 rally in Padang Merbok tomorrow.
Tian Chua also blamed the BN-led federal government of hatching a plot to instill fear in an attempt to dissuade the public from attending the rally.
“It seems the ruling party has once again put together a plot to scare and instill fear in the rakyat who are determined to go out this Saturday and make their demands,” he said.
He pointed out that Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had stated that he had no issues as long as the rally did not go against the provisions of the Peaceful Assembly Act.
In addition to that, the Olympic Day Run scheduled to take place on Sunday has been postponed indefinitely. The run is co-organised by Olympic Council of Malaysia and McDonalds.
A pro-Pakatan NGO, Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) also criticised Salleh’s proposal to rope in the military.
“SAMM believes that the suggestion is an effort to scare the public because the police no longer have the trust of the people,” said Noor Edy Reduan who is the NGO’s propaganda director.
