Backer to sue Guan Eng over 'injuries'
BUKIT GELUGOR Bukit Gelugor by-election candidate Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan will take legal action against Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng over injuries sustained after he threw himsef in front of the CM's car.
Abu Backer claims that he had sustained a fractured pelvis, broken rib and lung infection after the incident in front of the Penang state legislative assembly yesterday.
He said that he would not have to throw himself at the car if Lim had acted fairly and met with him, like he met with DAP candidate Ramkarpal Singh.
BUKIT GELUGOR Bukit Gelugor by-election candidate Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan will take legal action against Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng over injuries sustained after he threw himsef in front of the CM's car.
Abu Backer claims that he had sustained a fractured pelvis, broken rib and lung infection after the incident in front of the Penang state legislative assembly yesterday.
He said that he would not have had to to throw himself in front of the car if Lim had acted fairly and met with him.
"I want to sue Lim. If he had met me I would not be injured like this," he told reporters from his hospital bed today.
"I was already about to leave (the state legislative assembly building) but I got upset when I saw (DAP candidate) Ramkarpal (Singh). Why was he allowed in but not me? This is unfair," the lawyer said.
Abu Backer had waited for about 90 minutes to meet Lim yesterday, and decided to stop Lim from leaving in his official car at about 2pm.
He was blocked by a group of security guards for about 10 minutes before he managed to throw himself in front of the slow-moving Mercedes Benz, and lay down on the ground.
The incident caused traffic congestion in front of the assembly building on Lebuh Light.
Lim, his driver and personal assistant left the scene without alighting from the car.
The Independent candidate was then taken away to a private hospital in an ambulance.
Meanwhile, Abu Backer was unable to hold a press conference to media at Hospital Loh Guan Lye this afternoon.
The hospital cancelled the plans as Abu Backer did not get hospital clearance to do so its premises.
"The doctor has advised the patient to rest," a hospital representative told reporters.
Abu Backer is up against Independent candidate Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Sathar, PCM's Huan Cheng Guan and DAP's Ramkarpal.
Bukit Gelugor goes to the polls on May 25.
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