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Organisers of the Janji Demokrasi rally said today they were not aware that a rally participant had directed his bare buttocks at pictures of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor.
Gabungan Janji working committee member Maria Chin Abdullah said the
incident appeared to have taken place on the opposite side of where the
organisers were at Dataran Merdeka last night."We don't support this sort of action. It's not the way to behave. We don't support it at all," Maria said when contacted.
"We did not encourage this sort of behaviour and have even told the people not to bring placards".
In a picture of the incident now circulating on the Internet, a man who appears to be in his 20s, is seen with his pants lowered and exposing his buttocks at pictures of Najib, Rosmah as well as Election Commission chairperson Abdul Aziz Yusof.
The public figures' pictures were lined up on the ground, near yellow daisies and a bandana with the words 'Janji Bersih', and were surrounded by people taking pictures of the ensemble.
Another man is seen applauding the mooning while another person shows his middle finger at the pictures of the public figures.
In a video uploaded onto YouTube by pro-BN blogger Yuseri Yusoff, a large crowd steps on the now-ripped pictures of Najib and Rosmah, supposedly after the mooning incident.
Stomping on Najib's picture
Another pro-BN blog, Gossip Rakyat (GR), claims that the youth who dropped his pants has been identified."GR understands that one of the youths is paid by Pakatan (Rakyat) to do this despicable act of dropping his pants in public and trying to defecate on the PM's picture.
"GR will publish (his identity) in the next article. Just wait. You can't run anywhere. We hope the authorities will investigate this," the blog says.
About 10,000 people attended the rally that began at 11 last night, despite it being declared illegal by the police in a letter to organisers received at 2.15pm the same day.
Despite the peaceful outcome of the rally, police are investigating the organisers under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.
The rally was aimed at reminding the government of its unfulfilled promises for clean and fair elections.
Its name plays on the government's official theme for the national day celebrations, Janji Ditepati (Promises Fulfilled), which is also the BN’s election campaign slogan.
Merdeka eve incidents: Teen turns herself in
ReplyDeleteKuek Ser Kuang Keng
2:54PM Sep 5, 2012
A 19-year-old from Johor Bahru has turned herself in to police in relation to an alleged controversial incident during the Janji Demokrasi rally on the eve of Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur.
NONEShe is one of the 11 individuals being sought by the police to provide statements.
Accompanied by Johor DAP leaders, including Bakri MP Er Teck Hwa (left) and deputy state chief Norman Fernandez, she went to Johor Bahru Central police station this morning.
The teenager was later detained and handcuffed by the police.
She will be escorted to Dang Wangi police station in Kuala Lumpur which is investigating the incident.
NONEAccording to Fernandez, who is also her lawyer, she has been detained under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948.
She is alleged to have stepped on photographs of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his NONEwife during the rally.
Fernandez told Malaysiakini that the teenager had explained to the police that she had gone to Dataran Merdeka with a group of friends from Johor Bahru, for the countdown to Merdeka Day.
“She was just one of those who walked over the photographs,” he said when contacted, adding that she is not a member of any political party.
According to him, the police attempted to take the teenager to her house to secure the red t-shirt she had worn that night but was told that she had sent it to a laundry.
‘Forgive and forget’
He earlier told reporters at the police station: "Najib should be magnanimous in forgiving and forgetting the incident.
“Why must (the police) charge her when there are more serious incidents - such as urinating on (Kelantan Menteri Besar) Nik Abdul Aziz (Nik Mat)'s photo, hanging up a garlanded photo of (Penang Chief Minister) Lim Guan Eng and burning of (Bersih co-chairperson) S Ambiga's photograph?"
NONEYesterday, a college student was arrested for allegedly flashing his bare butt over Najib's photographs at the same event, but charges have yet to be brought against him.
The police had circulated photos of the 11 individuals for alleged involvement in several incidents, including displaying a ‘new national flag' dubbed Sang Saka Malaya.
They were warned that arrest warrants would be issued if they fail to come forward to assist the investigations.
Meanwhile, Selayang PKR Youth chief Rahimi Ibrahim lodged a police report against those photographed stepping on pictures of PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng, Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad.
Rahimi also urged action on individuals photographed urinating on the pictures of PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.
Lodging his report at the Rawang police station, Rahimi said he saw photographs of the incidents on social networking site Facebook.
Later today, Malaysiakini was informed by DAP members who was following up on the case that a 20-year-old male friend of the lady was arrested at around 5.45pm.
The friend, who was at the Johor police state headquarters preparing to follow the lady to Kuala Lumpur, was hauled up by the cops after the lady told police during interrogation that he was one of the friends who attended the ‘Janji Demokrasi’ rally with her.
Despite repeatedly explaining to the police that he was not one of the 11 wanted individuals and that he was not involved in any uncouth acts that night, the police decided to detain him with handcuff.
He will be sent to Dang Wangi police station together with the lady.
Why are you being so stupid? Can't you understand that Najib is the PM of malaysia? He only understands what is Crap... you give him crap and he wants more crap.... then he gives back more crap and in the end a lot of crap will Be iN the country......
DeleteBTW... i have a picture of Najib hang in my house ......
....toilet!!!!