Why Stoop so low?

Nine held for attending illegal assembly

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Police detained nine men, including several Pas leaders, following a gathering which was described as an illegal assembly at the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) Square in Pandan Indah, Ampang, near here last night.

Among those detained were Pas vice-president Mohamad Sabu, Pas Youth chief Salahuddin Ayub, Federal Territory Pas Youth head Kamarulzaman Mohammad, Selangor Pas Youth information head Mohd Sani Hamzan and several other supporters.

Seven of them were detained while gathering at the square and were taken to the Pandan Indah police station for questioning. Mohamad Sabu and Salahuddin were detained when they went to the police station to discuss the detention of the seven men.

Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Abd Jalil Hassan said the police had to detain the men as they refused to disperse.

"We will take their statements before releasing them after an investigation. We had earlier reminded them against holding the illegal assembly but this was ignored," he told reporters at the Pandan Indah Police Station after midnight last night.

He said about 300 police personnel including the Federal Reserve Unit were deployed to maintain security at the gathering attended by about 150 supporters.

The gathering at the MPAJ Square began about 9pm. It was organised by the Movement for the Abolition of ISA (GMI). Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was scheduled to open the gathering but he failed to turn up. — Bernama

Footnote Comment

Why make ourselves low class?!
written by Candidmen, November 24, 2008
The OCPD of Bukit Mertajam had yesterday in a dialogue with us appealed to the community leaders that the social security works, crime prevention is not only the works of the police force, the residents must collaborate by setting up more RA, Rukun Tertangga, Rela etc., joint-patrol the area and wipe out undesired elements to prevent alleged crimes. The reason - the Police force is very much short-handed! And, I have had heard of this appeal for more than half a dozen times.

Ironically, Ampang Jaya chief is proving the OCPD wrong, that, they have redundant of man power by sending 300 police personnel to standby watch the merely 150 odds of protestants of ISA! Is this somekind of privilege that they were giving to the VIPs, or, it was the special attention, given that those 150 odds were highly dangerous warlords, more dangerous than the street snatch thieves, the 30 over mobs that assaulted the poor Detective until he admitted ICU, the break-in house robbers, the gang rapers, the gun hitmen whom several lives had lost to them, and the many you can name!

Perhaps the Police can instead blame, these are the people who caused redundant works for the police force and neglecting others is the fault of these people! These are the people who caused undue insecurity and social costs?! As a law abiding citizen, I for one will protest - "'Then why not permit was issued to allow a legal gathering therefore not so many of the redundant uniformed personnel would have needed, not so much of the resources would be wasted on the 'illegal' gathering"! The police can then enjoy better efficiency and even can afford to allow the staff to have enjoyed some more leisure times with their families! The are also human, not robot! After all, the vigils or whatever past gatherings had been proven peaceful and led by leaders of integrity who were capable of nurturing discipline and order! They are all self-constraint people and they are merely brave citizens whom they feel they are obligated to walk their rights as the civic conscious civics and they are no terrorists!

The Police or rather the Government have been over-reacting on such people's project, which is only fair to be encouraged so as to portray to the world that we are truly a democratic Nation! Why stoop as low and proving ourselves to be no better than the abysmal and contemptible Junta?! It makes us low-class!