KUALA LUMPUR - As temperature rises in the run up to the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9, a Barisan Nasional member of parliament has urged the Home ministry to invoke the Internal Security Act on PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu and Bersih chairperson Ambiga Sreevanesan.
In parliament yesterday, Sri Gading MP Mohamad Aziz said the ISA must be used on the duo to stop the July 9 rally which he claimed would "cause hardship" to the people.
“If Ambiga and Mohamad Sabu are not arrested under ISA, the Bersih rally will go on as planned on July 9, and this for sure will create unwanted incidents like blood spilled and clash among the Malays,” he said, echoing an earlier statement by Kinabatangan MP Bung Mokhtar.
Both MPs are best known for their sexist remarks in parliament.
The latest comments invited immediate rebuke from Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, describing such views as outdated.
“Surprised some archaic UMNO MPs still have problems allowing women to ask questions. Terrible sexism at work.
"And dare suggest Dato Ambiga to be arrested under ISA. obviously trying to shield the real cowards, bigots threatening our peace,” she said on Twitter.
Earlier, the PKR vice president joined condemnations against the leader of UMNO's rightwing offshoot Perkasa, over his warning to the Chinese community to stay away from the Bersih rally.
“Threats like that are only issued by cowards. It’s mind-boggling that the authorities have failed to reprimand him accordingly.
“While I believe that we should respect the right of all Malaysians to speak freely, this freedom is not something to be abused or to be used irresponsibly.
"I am truly disappointed by the insinuations and veiled language used by Ibrahim Ali," Izzah told online news portal The Malaysian Insider.
Ibrahim, calling himself a "war general" and planning a counter rally on the same day as Bersih's hoping both groups would "clash", had raised the spectre of a racial riot should Bersih go ahead with its rally.
"If the Bersih rally is not cancelled... I believe the Chinese community will have to stock up on food.
“Yes, anything can happen. And so I ask the police to act and use whatever powers are at their disposal,” said the UMNO loyalist who leads several pro-BN independent MPs.
Harakahdaily
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