Free Malaysia Today, October 29, 2015
They say they'll wait to be charged in court before responding to any allegation.
KAJANG: Police today questioned five DAP leaders over their involvement in a demonstration against toll hikes on October 17.
Serdang MP Ong Kian Ming, Selangor Exco Ean Yong Hian Wah, Balakong
assemblyman Ng Tien Chee, DAP Selangor Youth head Teh Hoong Kiat and
Senator T Chandra Mohan were at the Kajang police headquarters this
morning, but they were not charged with any offence.
Ong said the police wanted them to reveal the identity of the
organiser of the protest, but they refused to do so, saying they would
answer any allegation only in court.
Ong also said he suspected that the police wanted to charge the
organiser for not giving adequate notice to the police about the
demonstration.
He said the Peaceful Assembly Act gave Malaysians the right to
demonstrate their unhappiness over government policies or actions.
“We will not be cowed by these tactics by the police,” he said.
Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai, who accompanied the five to the police
station, said the police were “wasting manpower and tax payers’ money.”
He criticised the increase in charges at the Batu 9 Cheras toll gate,
saying the concessionaire for the highway was already making
“fantastic” profits.
“The highway connects Kajang to Cheras and there are no other proper alternative routes,” he said.
Ng said the government had already paid the concessionaire RM284.55 million in compensation between 1995 to 2012.
“The government has already covered the cost of construction,” he said. “There’s no reason to increase the toll.”
No comments:
Post a Comment