Why no police action on Umno lies?
Lim Guan Eng takes the authorities to task for their inaction against Umno groups and Utusan Malaysia for spreading lies about the DAP.
Athi Shankar, FMT
Lim Guan Eng took the police to task for their inaction on Umno groups and Utusan Malaysia for lying that his party, the DAP, wanted to set up a ‘Christian state’ in Penang or Malaysia.
The Penang Chief Minister and DAP secretary general described the lies as “dangerous and propagation of religious hatred.”
He claimed that Umno groups and Utusan Malaysia had spread lies about the DAP on the flimsy ground that its leaders had attended a closed-door meeting with Christian pastors.
Lim asked why it was wrong to attend a closed door meeting with Christian pastors when DAP leaders had attended such meetings with leaders from other religious groups, including Muslims.
He revealed these Umno groups had even lodged several police reports against the DAP and the Christian pastors.
He said that police investigations into the meeting with Christian pastors, involving Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi, in Penang found that the allegations that DAP wanted to form a “Christian state” was a lie.
Moreover, he noted that Jeff Ooi was a Buddhist, not a Christian.
“Even though police closed the case, no action was taken against these irresponsible groups who spread such lies. Why was there no police action taken against Umno groups and Utusan Malaysia?” asked Lim.
