*This article posted in Free Malaysia Today here
May 3, 2012
Tunku
Harmy says the Home Minister must take responsibility for the violence during
the Bersih 3.0 rally.
SEREMBAN: A member of the Negeri Sembilan royal family has demanded the resignation of Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, saying he must take responsibility for alleged police brutality during the Bersih 3.0 rally last Saturday.
Speaking
at the grand finale of the “Jelajah Jom Ubah Demi Rakyat Negeri Sembilan”
ceramah series on Tuesday night in Seremban, Tunku Harmy Tunku Hannan said the
police had no reason to turn violent.
He
said he was at the rally from noon to 11pm.
“The
environment was just like we were going for a picnic at Port Dickson,” he told
the large crowd. “There were elderly people and children as well. I didn’t see
any bad intentions among the protesters.
“Instead
of protecting the protesters, the police became aggressive and beat the protesters
just like a pack of wolves.
“Some
people in Bersih T-shirts were wearing boots. This makes me suspicious.
“I
can’t think of any other theory except that (the violence) was well planned.
Hishammuddin must take the blame for the havoc and duly tender his
resignation.”
Tunku
Harmy also called Hishammuddin a traitor, alleging that he was responsible for
allowing foreigners to hold Malaysian identity cards.
“It
doesn’t matter whether the MyKad is genuine or fake. As the minister in charge
of national security, he should take responsibility for letting things go out
of control. The card is given to foreigners to (help BN) win the election,” he
said.
“Go
and check at Chow Kit Road, Selayang and other parts of Kuala Lumpur. There are
countless numbers of foreigners doing business who have MyKads.”
Other
speakers at the ceramah included Negeri Sembilan DAP chief Loke Siew Fook,
state PAS chief Mohd Taufek Abdul Ghani and Rembau PKR chief Badrul Hisham
Shaharin. But the star speaker was former information minister Abdul Kadir
Sheikh Fadzir.
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