DIGP Khalid's statement shows his 'ignorance', says Nurul

Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has hit out the deputy IGP for saying that the Bersih electoral reform rally will lead to the same rioting as now taking place in the London riots.

“That statement only serves to showcase his ignorance,” Nurul Izzah (left) told reporters when met outside the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters today.

In a posting on his Facebook page last night, Khalid had said the ongoing riots in London and other major cities in Britain are evidence of the “nightmares” that can be prevented by avoiding street protests.

She added that she cannot accept such statements from the senior police officer and asked him to “check his facts first before opening his mouth next time”.

Nurul Izzah pointed out that the root cause of the London riots was discontent because of government budget cuts and high unemployment in the riot hit areas.

This, she claimed, is different from the mainly midde class Bersih supporters whose were not as inclined to such excesses.

However she said one similarity between the situation in UK and Malaysia is the failure to reform an economic system that promotes the wealth gap between the rich and the poor.

While Malaysia is not as worse off as the UK, she warned “that this is our future if we fail to reform”.

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