The Bersih 4 participants who stepped on a photo of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak would have been " terajang " (thrashed) if Umno did not have any manners, said a supreme council member.

Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who is also Pasir Salak Umno chief and a deputy minister, said the participants are also fortunate that the Internal Security Act (ISA) had been repealed.

"If we wanted to be rude like them, we would have terajang them... But Umno has manners.

"And unfortunately the ISA has been repealed, if not we could have hauled them up," he said at the Pasir Salak Umno division annual meeting today.

Tajuddin then joked he was no stranger to the ISA, having been detained under the act for 60 days during Ops Lallang.

"I wasn't the only one detained, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has also been detained (under the ISA)," he said, making Zahid who was officiating the division meeting laugh.

"We were young then," Tajuddin added.

Reward for stomper intel

Those behind the photo stomping are currently wanted by police, who have offered a cash reward for information leading to their arrest.

Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said the act was one of several committed during the Bersih 4 rally that he alleged could spark racial tensions.

Bersih 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah has also dissociated the electoral watchdog from the photo stompers, saying they should take responsibility for their actions.

Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua said while those responsible were in the wrong, the police should instead focus their energy on going after those responsible for the 1MDB scandal instead of a petty offence.

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