Yuen Yuet Leng silap – walaupun keputusan pilihanraya 1969 mengecewakan Perikatan, ia memberi tamparan lebih hebat kepada PKM

Dalam berita bertajuk “’Communists helped opposition win seats’ in 1969”, bekas timbalan pengarah Cawangan Khas Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng dipetik sebagai menyebut bahawa parti-parti pembangkang, termasuk DAP, telah dibantu oleh komunis untuk memenangi banyak kerusi dalam pilihanraya 1969.

Di bawah ini laporan The Sun tersebut:

‘Communists helped opposition win seats’ 1969

Posted on 9 September 2013 - 09:38pm

Vathani Panirchellvum
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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9, 2013): A retired senior police officer today hinted that the communists had helped opposition parties, including the DAP, to win a substantial number of seats in the 1969 general election.

Former special branch deputy director Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng said the communists infiltrated the Opposition prior to the election, which led to them making inroads into areas held by the alliance government.

"The communist had infiltrated many legal organisations, including political parties, and that is what led to the Opposition winning (in the 1969 general election)," he said at Telekom Malaysia's "Cerita Tanah Airku" (Story of my Homeland) event in conjunction with Malaysia Day.

The Opposition in 1969 comprised the DAP, the People's Progressive Party, Gerakan and PAS.

However, he said that the Opposition electoral victories did not lead to the race riots on May 13 that year.

He said the riots were caused by provocation by some Chinese celebrating the election victory in an inappropriate manner which was countered with "over-reaction" by the Malays.

"Some Chinese hooligans were shouting extreme racial slurs and this made the Malays very angry. The initial 48 hours were hard to contain, and at the end of the incident, more than 200 people were killed and 43 shot by the police," he said.

"It took the efforts of all three major races to put an end to the riots. I have only one message to the younger generation ... stop racism. We did not save the country for it to be lost to racism."

He said the blowing up of racial issues will only lead to the destruction of the country.

Dakwaan Yuen bahawa komunis telah membantu pembangkang memenangi kerusi dalam pilihanraya umum 1969 ini suatu perkara baru bagi saya. Ia bertentangan dengan apa yang sebenarnya telah berlaku menjelang pilihanraya umum 1969 dan kajian-kajian serta bertentangan dengan hasil kajian para sarjana ke atas pilihanraya umum tersebut.

Saya tidak menafikan bahawa komunis, seperti juga Cawangan Khas, telah cuba untuk menyusup ke dalam barisan pembangkang, manakala DAP pula telah menjaga sebaik-baiknya parti ini agar tidak ditembusi oleh komunis atau Cawangan Khas.

Bagaimanapun, Yuen membuat kesilapan besar apabila beliau menyebut komunis telah membantu Pembangkang untuk menembusi kawasan-kawasan yang dipegang oleh kerajaan Perikatan dalam pilihanraya umum 1969.

Hakikat sebenar sama sekali berlawanan, kerana ketika itu komunis menyeru rakyat supaya memboikot pilihanraya umum 1969, manakala parti-parti pembangkang yang ikut-serta dalam pilihanraya tersebut telah dikecam oleh puak komunis sebagai “juak” dan “boneka” Perikatan kerana tidak menyambut seruan mereka untuk menolak proses demokrasi dan mengadakan protes di jalanan untuk membuat perubahan di luar garis perlembagaan.

Komunis tidak membantu Pembangkang, sebaliknya mereka mahu rakyat memboikot pilihanraya umum 1969 dan mereka juga mahu Pembangkang kalah teruk.

Kerana itulah 44 tahun yang lalu saya telah menulis sepucuk surat kepada Perdana Menteri Tunku Abdul Rahman, iaitu pada 5 Ogos 1969, dari Pusat Tahanan Muar, ketika saya ditangkap di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, untuk meluahkan kebimbangan saya tentang masa depan Malaysia dan menggesa Tunku untuk memulakan usaha penyatuan dan perdamaian nasional.

Dalam surat itu saya menyebut:

The May 10 General Elections result was a defeat for the Alliance Party. But it was graver blow to the MCP.

During the general elections campaign, the MCP and its open auxiliaries campaigned for a boycott of elections to discredit parliamentary democracy and to prepare the political base for its second armed insurrection.

The people rejected the MCP line and came out solidly to vote. This proved that the people had faith in the democratic process to peacefully bring about the changes they want.

The result of May 10 was the people’s verdict for democracy, as against the MCP campaign. There was joy and expectancy, after the results, not to deprive anyone of his rights, but at the new hope to work for a more just, equal and fulfilling society.

The May 13 disturbances and the subsequent events, however, had greatly undermined the people’s faith in democracy.

I believe that the situation, though grave, is not irretrievable, if the government can spearhead a national, all-part, all-races effort to restore communal confidence through the pursuit of genuine multiracial politics and policies.

Saya tidak tahu apa asas yang dipakai oleh Cawangan Khas untuk merumuskan bahawa pada tahun 1969 komunis telah membantu parti-parti pembangkang untuk memenangi sejumlah besar kerusi dalam pilihanraya tahun itu, padahal komunis melakukan perkara yang sama sekali berlainan ketika itu dengan menyeru rakyat supaya memboikot pilihanraya umum.

Di manakah “sejumlah besar kerusi” yang telah dimenangi oleh DAP, Gerakan, PPP, dan PAS dalam pilihanraya umum 1969 dengan “bantuan” komunis?