More calls against duo suspected of stomping pictures

0

KUALA LUMPUR: Various parties yesterday strongly criticised the actions of Bersih 4 participants for allegedly stepping on the photographs of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang at the rally held last weekend.

Describing such actions as ‘insolent’ and ‘immoral’, they also urged the police to take stern action against the individuals concerned. In a media statement on the issue, Umno Youth information chief Jamawi Jaafar said such actions showed the lack of morals of the individuals concerned.

“This provocation can cause an uncomfortable situation because both of them represent the largest Malay and Muslim parties in Malaysia.

“Although there are differences in political beliefs, such actions cannot be accepted as they disrupt the harmony of a multi-racial community,” he said.

Jamawi urged the police to take appropriate action against those who committed the actions so that they would not be repeated.

The extreme acts of some individuals who stepped on the photographs of the prime minister and Abdul Hadi were recorded during the rally and went viral on the social media.

Sharing similar views, MCA Religious Harmony Bureau chairman Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker noted that such actions, including that of a woman carrying a placard with words inferring to the male genitals were very immature and uncouth. — Bernama