No Umno member has yet to be brought to court as a result of making racist speeches at the ruling party’s general assembly meeting last November.In a written reply to Karpal Singh (DAP - Bukit Gelugor), Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz said decision to charge was the Attorney-General’s (AG) prerogative.
A total of five police reports were received by the police on speeches by several delegates that were alleged to contain seditious elements.Nazri reported that the police have investigated the matter under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act.
“The investigation has been completed by the police and its findings have been submitted to the Attorney-General for consideration,” he said.
Nazri added that the decision to charge or otherwise is made solely be the AG.
“There is no interference by the Prime Minister (Abdullah Ahmad Badawi),” he added.
‘Bathe in blood’
The annual general meeting, which was telecast live, saw several prominent delegates being accused of racism after they declared that Umno members would ‘bathe in blood’ to defend Malay interest.
“Umno is willing to risk lives and bathe in blood in defence of race and religion,” Malacca delegate Hasnoor Sidang Hussein had told some 3,000 delegates during the gathering.
“Please don’t test the Malays; they know amok. We don’t want to reach that level,” said another delegate Mohamed Rahmat.
In response, the Opposition had called for the AG to charge the speakers for making seditious remarks.
Later, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said BN components should not overact, saying the speakers were inexperienced when debating sensitive racial issues.
Admin: what happened to all those police reports lodged?
Maybe IGP & AG still trying to investigate based on their Bosses instructions and advise.
We have an efficient AG & IGP in Malaysia!!!
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