What army of criminals on our streets? DAP pours scorn on Home Minister’s logic
(TMI) – “Then these right-hand men have their own set of right-hand men. Multiply this with the earlier 26,000 and you have 260,000,” the Umno vice-president told the paper while reiterating that the repeal of the EO had brought about this situation.
Going by the Home Minister’s logic, the Malaysian armed forces and the UN peacekeeping force should be called in to help police combat 260,000 criminals who are roaming Malaysian streets, said the DAP.
Secretary-general Lim Guan Eng (pic) said this is what the government must do if Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is to be believed.
“If this outrageous number is true, then resuscitating EO-like laws will not help the police, but the army and United Nations peacekeeping force would be necessary to be brought in,” Lim said a statement today.
“This shocking 260,000 army of criminals is more than the combined numbers of police personnel of 112, 583 and the Malaysian armed forces of 124,000.”
On Sunday, Ahmad Zahid told Umno-owned Mingguan Malaysia that the police had reached this statistic based on 2,600 detainees released from Simpang Renggam detention centre.
“Each has his hardcore followers. If each of the released detainees has 10 right-hand men, this translated to 26,000 who are with them.
“Then these right-hand men have their own set of right-hand men. Multiply this with the earlier 26,000 and you have 260,000,” the Umno vice-president told the paper while reiterating that the repeal of the EO had brought about this situation.
