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Police – back off, be neutral and stop being catspaw to Umno leaders


Why was DAP Selangor State Executive councillor, Ronnie Liu arrested in so rough and high-handed a manner just before the Selangor State Exco meeting yesterday at the Selangor State Secretariat in Shah Alam?

One would have thought that Ronnie had become a dangerous criminal or had been guilty of some capital crime from the police operation, refusing to allow Ronnie to attend the Selangor State Exco meeting although he promised to surrender himself at the Puchong police station later.

In the event, Ronnie was in the Puchong police station for about 15 minutes when his brother came to post RM2,000 bail – to be charged at the Petaling Jaya magistrate’s court on Monday.

What was Ronnie’s crime? For allegedly obstructing a Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) officer from carrying out his duty. When? Nov. 2 last year.

Is this the latest case of malicious prosecution?

Without going into the merits or demerits of the charge, one is entitled to ask why the police took more than a year to decide whether to arrest and charge Ronnie or not on such a simple and straightforward matter?

Is the police action against Ronnie related to the campaign of the former Selangor Mentri Besar Dr. Mohd Khir Toyo for Umno Youth chief election?

This is a very normal question that is being asked.

Was this Umno-linkage another reason why the DAP Selangor Senior State Exco and MP for Seputeh, Teresa Kok, fell victim to a Internal Security Act (ISA) “sting” operation resulting in her being detained for seven days in September?

The Police should back off, be neutral and stop being catspaw to Umno leaders in their high-stake pursuit for power, positionn and money in the current Umno party elections.

Or was Ronnie’s arrest yesterday a reprisal by the Selangor Police Officer for the avalanche of public criticisms for his high-handed arrest of peaceful participants (including three DAP elected representatives, Tony Pua (MP – PJ Utara), Lau Weng San (ADUN – Kampong Tunku) and Ronnie) at Sunday’s candlelight vigil for justice, freedom, democracy as well as for free, fair and clean general election?

Public respect for the police have fallen to a new low with the high-handed arrest of Ronnie yesterday as the instant reaction in Selangor and the country is how ordinary Malaysians can expect respect and fair play from the police when even a state exco member could be treated in so rough and high-handed a manner?

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  1. #1 by Bigjoe on Friday, 14 November 2008 - 9:11 am

    One of the thing that you notice that is different about police now and 10-20 years ago is the police top officers, instead of just taking orders from their political master, have their own opinion of politics and reflecting even expressing it in their work. Instead of just opportunistic in their work, they are now pushing the limits, taking initiative of what is acceptable following their political masters lead.

    They are in fact intepreting what is their duties rather than following the interpretation of their political masters. This is the NEP/Ketuanan Melayu insidious virus…

  2. #2 by cintanegara on Friday, 14 November 2008 - 9:46 am

    If Malaysian police is not good enough, why didn’t DAP urge a particular community they represented to join the police force? If they really love and sincere to serve the country, go for the lower ranks and not just eyeing for the top positions. Why complaint, if they are not ready to sacrifice?

  3. #3 by Jeffrey on Friday, 14 November 2008 - 10:16 am

    DAP does not hold the claim to represent one particular community but all whether they believe/agre with that or not. How could members of a particular community join the police force when they feel that in spite of working hard and smart they will not be recognised and promoted? Case in point is the strong lobby against Mdm. Low Siew Moi as the Acting GM of PKNS.

  4. #4 by cintanegara on Friday, 14 November 2008 - 10:43 am

    History proves that PDRM had appointed non Malay directors in PDRM (Datuk Christoper Wan, Datuk Koh Hun Sun (Still serving), Datuk Arthur Edmonds and many more). Lets the rewards and benifits come naturally without have to ask for it. Again, a good citizen will put the country first before personal ambition.

  5. #5 by frankyapp on Friday, 14 November 2008 - 1:23 pm

    Poor ronnie liu,he is arrested cos he’s a Dap man. MK Toyo is free cos he’s a UMNO man. It’s ABC reasoning.just like child play.You guys get it. Our mata mata is a auto-control car. It can be moved to any direction at the fancy of the UMNOdrivers.Look at mat rempit,who are these bold tough stupid guys speeding around not just endangering themselves but innocent ones as well. But where is our mata mata ? Looking closer,I found the reason why no mata mata to arrest these idiots ? It’s malay supremacy or ketuanan malayu in motion,so the UMNO guys said it’s Ok,no mata mata. Again the reason is liken ABC. These guys never learn to be deferred.How we as a nation to progress and to catch up with globalisation when we have these ABC mentality ? I pray and hope God will help us.

  6. #6 by ryan123 on Saturday, 15 November 2008 - 5:27 am

    Does asking for equality equivalent to asking for benefits and rewards? I doubt so.

    Yes, country first but not not being ethnic-centric.

  7. #7 by ryan123 on Saturday, 15 November 2008 - 5:36 am

  8. #8 by ktteokt on Sunday, 16 November 2008 - 10:08 am

    PDRM should change its abbreviation to PDUM (Police Di UMNO Malaysia)!!!!!

  9. #9 by ktteokt on Thursday, 20 November 2008 - 12:57 pm

    ryan123, if they know what is “JUST AND FAIR”, we will not be what we are today. Remember these words were “enshrined” in our Rukunegara which was supposed to have been implemented for 38 years? But have they done the least bit to realized its objectives? They have not even achieved what was written in four words in this holy piece of paper – “membina masyarakat yang ADIL”. So in fact, the Rukunegara is nothing but a tattered piece of paper meant for wiping asses and thrown into the toilet bowl.

    And today, they are so afraid the younger generation might question them with these words that they have mutilated the Rukunegara. Take any school exercise book of school children today and read the Rukunegara printed at the back. You will find the preamble missing and they only print the five principles! This is in a way cheating our younger generation. I don’t know how many people have noticed this, but I did!

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