Police probing commotion at Sg Buloh PKR division's first meeting
Police have initiated an investigation into a commotion that broke out at the Sungai Buloh PKR division office in Kota Damansara last night.
According to sources, the 9.40pm incident occurred right after the division adjourned its first leadership meeting, which was held after the new office bearers were declared as winners in a recent PKR election.
It was learned that...
Police have initiated an investigation into a commotion that broke out at the Sungai Buloh PKR division office in Kota Damansara last night.
According to sources, the 9.40pm incident occurred right after the division adjourned its first leadership meeting, which was held after the new office bearers were declared as winners in a recent PKR election.
It was learned that a committee member lodged a report with the Petaling Jaya district police this morning, claiming that an off-duty police officer, who was working as a driver for a prominent politician, barged into the meeting room without permission.
The man allegedly tried to force several division committee members to follow him for a discussion downstairs.
It was claimed that he was also carrying a "stun gun" and was accompanied by two other plain-clothed police personnel.
Objection to appointments
Prior to the incident, a group of elected division leaders were said to have aired their dissatisfaction against division chief R Sivarasa, who allegedly wanted them to endorse a list of 11 names that he picked to be appointed division committee members.
Deputy division chief Shatiri Mansor in a statement said 11 of them objected to Sivarasa's plan, arguing that they should have been consulted first.
"When I arrived at the meeting, which was supposed to start at 9pm, I was handed a list of 11 names that the division chief wanted to appoint. This list was made without our knowledge.
"He only wanted to announce the names of 11 additional committee members, who had been inside the meeting room.
"We were not happy as the names were selected without any consultation or meeting which should be conducted with us, who were elected (by Sungai Buloh division members)," he added.
Shatiri said the situation became tense before Sivarasa allegedly called police personnel to the venue.
‘Cop only checking out noise’
In response to the claims, Sivarasa denied that the police personnel involved was his driver.
According to him, the plain-clothed police personnel only happened to be outside the restaurant below the division office and had gone up to check upon hearing the commotion.
"I was informed that he went upstairs (to the meeting room) because of loud noises (of people arguing), which he could hear from the restaurant below.
"When the police personnel asked me about the situation, I informed him that the meeting had been adjourned and that there was no problem," Sivarasa told Malaysiakini.
The Sungai Buloh MP said he did not see the police officer holding any weapon as alleged.
Sivarasa however declined to comment on Shatiri's claim that he had wanted to appoint 11 committee members of his choice.
"Sorry, I believe that is an internal party matter that should only be discussed within the party and not in public," he said.
Petaling Jaya district police chief Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid confirmed that they received a report on the incident and are looking into the case.
"The report was lodged by one of the individuals who attended the meeting last night.
"It was lodged this morning and we are still gathering information, including recording a statement from the complainant," he told Malaysiakini.
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