Hisham halts release of Bersih 3.0 video, say sources

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has instructed his officers to halt the release of the Bersih 3.0 rally video which is slated to be published today.

Citing sources, Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau reported today that no new date has been fixed to upload the video to the Home Ministry’s official website.

Last Sunday Hishammuddin said the purpose of showing the video recording obtained from various parties is to enable people to get a perspective on events that occurred during the rally.

“With the video recording, the people can make their own judgment based on facts and not other considerations,” he said.

He also said the ministry is ready to face civil suits from those dissatisfied with the source of the video recording.   

“This is part of our responsibility to give justice to the participants, police personnel and media people who were assaulted during the rally.”

He added that there is no reason for the ministry to hide the truth as shown by the video recording to be uploaded.

To counter the ministry’s video, the DAP today uploaded a 15-minute edited video on the rally that focuses on police brutality.

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang has slammed Hishammuddin’s insistence on publishing the ministry’s video which he said is nothing more than a continuation of the vilification and demonisation campaign launched by the BN government against Bersih 3.0 and Pakatan Rakyat.