The Bersih coalition has condemned the bombings targeting BN that have left one party worker injured in Nibong Tebal last night.

“We view the recent bombings very seriously along with the other incidents (of political violence) and we are glad that the police have acted and taken urgent action,” said Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan.

The coalition noted that incidents of political violence have escalated from threats and minor injuries to the recent bombings, and reiterated its call for all politicians to condemn every instance of political violence regardless of who is targeted.

NONE “The sad part is, we have been talking about political violence since last year and there have been many, many incidents of political violence, but unfortunately the government at that time chose to stay silent.

“That is the danger when you stay silent about political violence. It grows, because it means that you are condoning it,” Ambiga ( left ) said.

The former Bar Council president said this at a Bersih press conference this morning, where the coalition highlighted several incidents of political violence affecting both Pakatan Rakyat and BN, as well as the misuse of government powers .

In the incident, two ‘improvised explosives’ were found at the venue of a BN ceramah, which injured the party worker. The other was found and safely detonated by the police.

There were also petrol bomb attacks targeting BN operations centres, including one at Sungai Leman in Selangor yesterday, and in Ipoh in the wee hours of this morning.