DAP Perak condemns the Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for failing to act against PERKASA who came to DAP Perak headquarters on Friday and torn down a Christmas and New Year greeting banner during their protest.
According to the report by FMT at freemalaysiatoday.com, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi criticized the act but said that his hands are tied unless DAP Perak or any other concerned party lodges a police report.
The statement by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is extremely contradictory. Plain clothes police and Special Branch officers were present at the scene and witnessed what happened. The police has not only failed to prevent it from happening but is now saying that his hands are tied due to the fact that no report has been lodged. His statement serves as a slap to his own face.
The police have on many occasions, against Pakatan Rakyat and DAP in particular, lodged their own police report and initiated investigations. In December 2009, the police lodged a report against DAP Secretary General, Lim Guan Eng for a statement made by him on Teoh Beng Hock’s death. The police also recently lodged a report on the Pakatan Rakyat Ceramah held on the eve of the nomination day of the Teluk Intan by-election. There were no victims in the aforesaid two cases, so why are the police so concerned about lodging the report? Double standards!
Being the minister in charge of the public order of the nation, Ahmad Zahid has even suggested that the DAP to file a civil suit against the alleged culprit. This is ridiculous. Is Ahmad Zahid telling us, even before any investigations is commenced, that the culprit will be freed from any criminal liabilities or a conclusion of No Further Action is already made?
A member of PERKASA has even assaulted the DAP State Assemblyman YB Ong Boon Piow by attempting to pull him out from the DAP Headquarters. This hooliganism cannot be condoned in any way. Ong will lodge a police report tomorrow on the said assault and Ahmad Zahid Hamidi no longer has any reason not to take action against the culprit.