IGP sounds warning after protest over Cheras access road turns uglyInspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said there should be no mob rule in this country.
He said police would act against those who organised or incited residents to break the law by gathering illegally and demonstrating.
He was commenting on the protest by about 1,000 demonstrators at Bandar Mahkota, Cheras, against a barricade at a traffic-light junction leading to the area on Thursday night. The residents have twice brought down the barricade.
The demonstration turned ugly at about 10.30pm and police had to fire water cannons and tear gas to control the crowd.
Unsafe driving: Drivers using the access road after the barricade was brought down a second time by irate residents.
“We are concerned as the toll-free access road has yet to be gazetted. If there is an accident, we will not be able to investigate and motorists will have to file a civil suit for compensation,” he said.
“To me, all parties concerned should sit down and find an amicable solution without resorting to mob rule. They should go to the courts and fight for their rights, instead of damaging property and inconveniencing other motorists and residents.”
Police arrested four people after the demonstration. During the commotion, Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng was allegedly assaulted and later warded at the Selayang hospital.
- Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/10/nation/21212228&sec=nation
The billion dollar question is that, the gathering of the citizens are to prevent Grand Saga to do wrong to residences' rights, not to protest against the government nor trying to topple the government. If the leader in the police squad really worried that the traffic is a real problem, then send the traffic police over to the job. Hey, your salaries are from our tax money. How can you, the so call guardian's of the peace, stand at the blood sucking Grand Saga side, forcefully chased the residence away by water cannon and tear gas so that Grand Saga can block the access road?
On the other hand, if the Head of Police feel that there should be no mob rule in this country, then don't you also agreed that there should be no gangster ruling among the police? Think about it.
2 comments:
The IGP should go there to understand it by himself rather than just do the talking in the office. I believe when he is around, the polis could act more polite toward people. Better if he could make it every night...
it is the IGP .... he is too busy and will not have the time to go there to view the situation
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