'I would be most impressed with our police force if they allow all legal citizens of our country to exercise their democratic rights all the time, and not just a certain section of citizens at certain times in certain states.'
Protest staged outside Penang state assembly
Azmil Tayeb: The police are practising double standards. These protestors are causing public anxiety and insecurity. Why can't the police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protestors? Have the police given them the permit to demonstrate?
(Penang Chief Minister) Lim Guan Eng, please ignore them and don't give in to them. This demonstration was planned by BN to disrupt the functioning of the Pakatan Rakyat state government.
Brij Jayaram Kathiravelu: Wow, once again, the PDRM has demonstrated a high level of tolerance for a peaceful demonstration by allowing the rakyat to exercise their democratic rights.
I would be most impressed with our police force if they allow all legal citizens of our country to exercise their democratic rights all the time, and not just a certain section of citizens at certain times in certain states.
Habib RAK: We welcome the peoples' right to assemble and to freedom of expression as guaranteed by our constitution. Pakatan, as our torch bearer for upholding the constitution, would not deny these protesters their right to assemble and express their opinions.
What Pakatan and the general public are disgusted about are the double standards practised by the police. Supporters of Umno/BN are allowed their rights under the constitution, but those who are not from Umno/BN are denied of theirs.
Amaso: Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, where is the law proposed to allow people to have peaceful demonstrations? You have been talking about this for months. You have been keeping the police busy putting out political bush fires, leaving them with inadequate resources and time to uphold their core duty - crime-fighting.
Ex-police chief backs Chin Peng's right to return
Geronimo: (Abdul) Rahim Noor's statement certainly comes as a breath of fresh air to the growing controversy with regard to Chin Peng's right to return home. There is no honour left in a person if he does not keep to his end of the bargain.
When the peace agreement was signed in Hatyai 20 years ago, it was signed by honourable people to ensure that violence will be a thing of past and we could look forward to peace and development for our nation.
With Umno's objection to Chin Peng's return, how can we expect foreigners to trust us when we cannot even abide by such simple agreement? The military should not blame Chin Peng for causing distress should he return, but instead blame Umno for signing that accord.
If the country does not want Chin Peng to return for whatever reasons, then don't sign the agreement. You cannot sign an agreement and then later decide not to honour it based on fabricated reasons. This reflects poorly on Umno because it shows that it cannot be trusted.
Equaliser: You can say whatever you want, but Chin Peng is a Malaysian who fought for what he believed in - communism - as did many other Malaysians during the communist insurgency. Of course, it is unfortunate that he chose a violent path, but nevertheless he must have had his reasons for doing so. Remember that violence takes two hands to clap.
Chin Peng has surrendered and signed a treaty to that effect. No matter what all of us think, we cannot deny that he is a Malaysian as were all his followers. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. Now the federal government is making overtures to China - what ideology does that country propound, I wonder?
Let's be magnanimous and allow Chin Peng to visit. Militant Noordin Mohammad Top's body was brought home for burial. Why can't Chin Peng be allowed to visit?
Tan Teng Wah: Quite surprisingly, the former IGP is uttering some truth. Why is he, like the former attorney-general, only able to do that after leaving office? Has remorse found him or just the other way round?
