GE14 | A DAP lawmaker has condemned the act of putting up PKR-DAP flags in certain parts of Kuala Lumpur as an act of sabotage, and not the work of the opposition coalition.

Incumbent Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng posted photographs of what appears to be hybrid DAP-PKR flags at Kampung Sungai Penchala and Jalan Kuching, and decried the act.

“We didn't put up these flags. This is a cowardly act of sabotage,” Lim wrote on his Facebook page.

He said this was likely because DAP had protested the putting up of BN flags before nomination day, which had prompted the Kuala Lumpur City Hall to remove them.

“Now, BN is taking revenge,” he claimed. "We will remove the flags."

Lim told Malaysiakini yesterday over the putting up of party flags before nomination day, said regardless of whether it is BN or Pakatan Harapan, the election law concerning the putting up of party flags should be observed.

Section 24B(4) of the Election Offences Act 1954 stipulates that campaign materials can only be exhibited during the campaigning period, which begins after nomination day and ends on polling day (May 9).

However, this has not stopped party flags from mushrooming across the landscape even before the dissolution of Parliament. The issue hit the spotlight when Kuala Lumpur residents removing BN flags were arrested this week.

When contacted today, Lim said that the flags have been taken down.

"We took down the flags, and keep the wooden sticks. We can use the sticks later (after nomination day).

"We also cut off the hybrid flags, so that we can use the PKR and DAP flags separately," he said.

'Dirty trick'

Meanwhile, incumbent Subang Jaya assemblyperson Hannah Yeoh said the flags, which were PKR and DAP flags stitched together, did not belong to them.

“Someone is playing dirty. We did not produce such flags, and we definitely did not put these up in Segambut,” she wrote on her Facebook.

DAP has been attacked for agreeing not to use their 'rocket' logo for the upcoming general election, in line with Pakatan Harapan's agreement to use the PKR common logo in order to contest against BN under a common banner.

The move to adopt the PKR logo was motivated by the Registrar of Society's failure to approve Harapan's registration, followed by its provisional dissolution order on Bersatu two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, when asked about Harapan also flouting the law, Lim said no one including their own parties should be putting up flags.

“You can put them up when you have a programme, around the area(of the event), but you have to remove them after.

“They should not put flags up now, they should be taken down. We should not be seen as having double standards,” he told Malaysiakini yesterday.

But he said DBKL should be fair to all, and remove all party flags regardless of whether they are BN's or Harapan's.

He reminded residents not to take it upon themselves to remove the party flags, but to lodge complaints to the relevant authorities instead.