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Perak DAP hands copy of Ali Tinju evidence to cops
Published:  Nov 14, 2015 4:28 PM
Updated: 9:01 AM

Perak DAP has lodged a police report requesting the police to reopen its case against Malay Armed Forces Veterans Association president Mohd Ali Baharom for allegedly making "racist and seditious remarks" during the Low Yat Plaza incident in July.

Perak DAP economic development bureau chief Chong Zhemin said they lodged the report today following attorney-general (AG) Mohamed Apandi Ali saying in an interview on Thursday the case had been dropped for lack of evidence .

The police report cited the video link on YouTube that depicted the perpetrator, also known as Ali Tinju, making an inflammatory speech outside Low Yat Plaza following a fracas at the Kuala Lumpur electronics mall.

Chong said they have also copied the said video onto a CD and handed it to the police at IPD Ipoh as evidence.

"The said video recording of Ali Tinju making racist and inflammatory remarks had gone viral on the Internet, and it is inconceivable and unimaginable that the police are unable to come up with the recording of Ali Tinju making racist and seditious remarks.

"With this video evidence of Ali Tinju making racist and seditious remarks, the police should not have any more excuses to drop the charge against Ali Tinju," he said.

Chong added the decision to drop the sedition charge against Ali Tinju was a display of the ruling party's selective prosecution.

"This demonstrates the double standards employed by BN to shut up the opposition and dissidents," he said.

Mohd Ali was charged for sedition in July after he was detained for making a racially-charged speech outside Low Yat Plaza on the night of Sunday July 12.

However in September 17, Apandi dropped the charges .

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