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| The former army and police personnel were outraged that party workers locked the PAS headquarters, preventing them from handing over a memorandum. |
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 100 former soldiers and policemen protested outside the PAS headquarters here demanding for party deputy president Mohamad Sabu’s resignation.
Representatives of the Ex-Police Association of Malaysia, Association of Malay Military Veterans, Former Armed Forces Association of Malaysia and other NGOs demonstrated for about 30 minutes but failed to submit a memorandum.
Party workers had locked the entrance to the office as Mohamad Sabu or Mat Sabu gave a press conference in the premises.
Later, Mat Sabu claimed that he was unaware of the protest, saying that he would have accepted the memorandum if they had made an appointment.
The angry protesters called the PAS leader a coward for not accepting their memorandum and for locking up the headquarters.
“We disagree with PAS’ stand that belittled the country’s security forces and praised the Communist instead,” said Ex-Police Association of Malaysia president Shafie Bakri.
“When they heard that we were gathering, they shut their doors. We only wanted to give a memorandum and express our unhappiness,” he added.
Review membership in Pakatan
Apart from asking Mat Sabu to relinquish his post, the memorandum also urged PAS to review its membership in Pakatan Rakyat.
“Since they (PAS) joined them, their manner of thinking has changed as well. They are twisting historical facts and trying to revive neo-Communism,” Shafie said.
Association of Malay Military Veterans’ Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan chief Mohd Ali Baharom was also livid that they could not hand over the memorandum and rained insults on the PAS leader.
“He is an ennuch and a coward. That is why we must reject them in the next election,” he thundered.
“I have sent a memorandum to DAP, even they have accepted”.
The protesters also rendered several patriotic songs such as “Inilah Barisan Kita” and chanted “Daulat Tuanku”,”1Malaysia” during their protest under the watchful eyes of about 20 policemen.
“Since they (PAS) joined them, their manner of thinking has changed as well. They are twisting historical facts and trying to revive neo-Communism,” Shafie said.
Association of Malay Military Veterans’ Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan chief Mohd Ali Baharom was also livid that they could not hand over the memorandum and rained insults on the PAS leader.
“He is an ennuch and a coward. That is why we must reject them in the next election,” he thundered.
“I have sent a memorandum to DAP, even they have accepted”.
The protesters also rendered several patriotic songs such as “Inilah Barisan Kita” and chanted “Daulat Tuanku”,”1Malaysia” during their protest under the watchful eyes of about 20 policemen.
Asked if Mat Indera being a Communist was debatable, one protester who served with the police force and declined to be named said that there was no room for debate.
“The issue is that they (Communists) attacked the police station. The facts of history have long been documented. It has long been established who is a Communist and who is not,” he said.
Mat Indera was one of those alleged to have attacked the Bukit Kepong police station in 1950.
During a recent speech, Mat Sabu had allegedly said that the Communist fighters who attacked the police station were the real heroes as opposed to the policemen who had died during the incident.
The PAS leader, who had come under intense fire over his remark, later claimed that his speech was taken out of context.
“The issue is that they (Communists) attacked the police station. The facts of history have long been documented. It has long been established who is a Communist and who is not,” he said.
Mat Indera was one of those alleged to have attacked the Bukit Kepong police station in 1950.
During a recent speech, Mat Sabu had allegedly said that the Communist fighters who attacked the police station were the real heroes as opposed to the policemen who had died during the incident.
The PAS leader, who had come under intense fire over his remark, later claimed that his speech was taken out of context.
