Police will continue probe of LTTE, DAP or no DAP
Bukit Aman has dismissed the remark of DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng that the cops have given assurance there will be no further arrests of leaders of the DAP in their crackdown on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters.
In a press conference today, Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division (E8) chief Deputy Comm Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the police would not stop their probe into the LTTE terrorism group because of the DAP.
"I don't know where he got the input saying the police would not conduct the arrest and investigation (of DAP lawmakers). I am not sure, but at least not from me...
Bukit Aman has dismissed the remark of DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng that the cops have given assurance there will be no further arrests of leaders of the DAP in their crackdown on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters.
In a press conference today, Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division (E8) chief Deputy Comm Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (above) said the police would not stop their probe into the LTTE terrorist group because of the DAP.
"I don't know where he got the input saying the police would not conduct the arrest and investigation (of DAP lawmakers). I am not sure, but at least not from me.
"I never issued any statement that we would stop the probe. Maybe from other quarters, I am not sure," he said.
"There is no reason for us to stop our investigation. Is it because of DAP we have to stop the probe? No such thing," he said firmly.
The investigation will be continued and police will take action against anyone who breached the law, he said.
He, however, declined to reveal if any DAP lawmaker or politician was on the police's radar in their LTTE probe.
Although DAP members and state leaders were among those arrested, Ayob said the arrests had nothing to do with the ruling party.
Meanwhile, he said the police will not arrest Human Resource Minister M Kulasegaran (above) simply because took a picture together with Seeman Senthamilan, the chief coordinator of Naam Tamilar, a Indian-based party which support LTTE.
An arrest will only be made following a detailed investigation into the individual's link to the terrorist group, he said.
"It is not fair to link the individual to (some act) just because of a picture, it is not fair," added Ayob.
Kulasegaran had denied allegations that he was linked to LTTE and questioned the timing of the crackdown to the upcoming by-election in Tanjung Piai.
"This is his personal view...he can link (the crackdown) to Tanjung Piai or Tanjung Pinang, that's his right," Ayob said.
Kulasegaran linked allegations that DAP supports the LTTE to the Tanjung Piai by-election.
"My party, DAP, has been smeared yet again with similar allegations just as a by-election draws near," said the Ipoh Barat MP.
Police had earlier nabbed seven people, including two elected representatives from Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, on Oct 10 over links to LTTE and arrested another five men yesterday.
They were detained and probed under Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).
