Selangor DAP central committee member Edry Faizal Eddy Yusof has lodged a police report over the death threats made against him on an anti-DAP Facebook page.

In a statement today, he said differences in opinion are part of a healthy democracy, but not when it leads to extremists conjuring falsehoods and threatening a person’s safety.

“We celebrate the freedom to hold differing opinions as long as it is not extreme to the extent of slandering and threatening the safety of another individual.

“I am confident that each Malaysian wants a life that is good and peaceful. The culture of thuggish politics, slander, and violent intimidation only worsens the poor conditions in our country.

“Such bad culture should be put to a stop,” he said, while expressing hope that the law would be upheld...