DAP rep tells IGP to stop behaving like a politician
Criminal prosecution should also be brought against Umno or pro-Umno NGOs who have committed “more disgusting” acts than stomping on photos of national leaders, said DAP Seri Delima assemblyman RSN Rayer.
He urged the police to nab those who have sent cakes shaped like human faeces and women’s undergarments to Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at his office in Komtar.
Rayer said action must also be taken against Perkasa members who conducted a funeral rite in front of Lim’s private home on Jalan Pinhorn.
He added that police must also act against those involved in a BN Youth rally in 2010, where the protestors stomped and burnt photos of the chief minister outside the Penang legislative assembly,” Rayer said in a statement.
“Why were there no actions against these individuals in all these cases? Is it because they were all from Umno or pro-Umno NGOs?” Rayer ( photo ) asked.
Rayer’s statements comes after the police had offered monetary rewards for information leading to the arrest of Bersih 4 rally-goers who stomped on a poster with images of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.
'Cops shouldn't take sides'
Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah and the DAP have denied knowing the identities of two women who were seen in photos and a video which showed them stomping on photoshopped photos of Najib and Hadi.
Rayer reminded Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar that their solemn duty is to maintain law and order in the country.
“They should act in the interest of all citizens without taking sides,” Rayer said.
“If the IGP acts in the manner he is doing now, the public may be compelled to ask the same question posed by Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali in the recent Permatang Pauh by-election.” he noted.
In the by-election, Azmin had pointedly asked Khalid is he was a ‘lackey’ (barua) or Umno, due to the alleged double standards in prosecution carried out by the police.
“Stop behaving like a politician and be steadfast, honest, impartial, objective and firm, and enforce the law for the protection of all and sundry without fear or favour, Mr IGP!” urged Rayer.
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