Accusing
Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi of violating the Penal Code, DAP MP Lim Lip Eng
has filed a police report to jumpstart an investigation on the home minister
for purportedly endorsing extra-judicial killings and for his alleged links
with the outlawed Tiga Line gang.
The
Segambut MP also disagreed with ex-law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim who
suggested that Ahmad Zahid cannot be punished for his “shoot first” remark as
the home minister was espousing a government policy, claiming the police do not
have such instructions as part of their standard operating procedure (SOP).
“No, I
don’t think it’s a government policy. It’s not the SOP of the police. They
don’t practise ‘shoot first without warning’,” the lawyer and federal lawmaker
told The Malay Mail Online today, and added, “Zaid is wrong.”
Lim had
lodged a police report last night against the home minister, whom he claimed to
have breached several sections of the Penal Code for making the “shoot first”
comment.
On
Saturday, Ahmad Zahid reportedly advocated a “shoot first” policy for the
police in dealing with suspected gang members in the wake of a violent crime
spree that has resulted in Malays making up the majority of the victims. In his
speech at a security briefing event with community leaders in Ayer Keroh,
Malacca, Ahmad Zahid said there was nothing wrong with arresting the over
40,000 known gangsters in the country, half of whom are Indians.
“What is
the situation of robbery victims, murder victims during shootings? Most of them
are our Malays. Most of them are our race,” he was quoted as saying by news
portal Malaysiakini, based on a 20-minute audio recording of the speech.
“I think
the best way is that we no longer compromise with them. There is no need to
give them any more warning. If (we) get the evidence, (we) shoot first,” he
added, referring to suspected criminals.
Lim is also
demanding a police probe on Ahmad Zahid for his alleged link to the “Tiga Line”
gang, a society the Home Ministry had listed as a secret society. The Segambut
MP suggested that the home minister, as a civil servant, had violated the Penal
Code for withholding information about an illegal gang.
“He might
withhold evidence if he knows the offenders. The Tiga Line gang is already
known to be an illegal gang,” he said.
Ahmad Zahid
was reported to have proclaimed friendship with members of a Malay
non-government organisation (NGO) that were part of the Tiga Line secret
society outlawed by his ministry earlier this year. While detailing the
government crackdown on underworld figures at a security briefing with
community leaders in Ayer Keroh, Malacca last Saturday, the home minister
reportedly asserted the 6,000-plus Malay members of some gangs should not be
lumped in the same category.
“The 6,171
Malays, they are not real thugs (samseng), they were Pekida members and were
part of the Tiga Line group, Gang 30, Gang 7 — these are festivities (kenduri-kendara)
gangsters,” Ahmad Zahid was quoted saying by news portal Malaysiakini,
referring to members of NGO, Pertubuhan Kebajikan dan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia
by its Malay acronym.
“I tell our
Tiga Line friends, do what should be done,” he reportedly added, based on a
20-minute audio recording of the speech. Tiga Line was one of 49 secret
societies the Home Ministry had named as banned in August in a crackdown on
violent crimes following several shooting sprees nationwide. The home
minister’s remark had triggered uproar from the opposition and rights groups
who are now calling for his sacking.
Related news:
DAP lapor polis terhadap Zahid Hamidi, ajak rakan lain buat laporan sama
Polis: Dua
laporan dibuat terhadap Zahid Hamidi
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/polis-dua-laporan-dibuat-terhadap-zahid-hamidi
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