Perkasa mob’s attack ‘premeditated’

If their intention was to hand over a memorandum as claimed, why fling bottles and stones at crowd, asks Seremban PAS chief

SEREMBAN: The Perkasa mob which disrupted a PAS dinner-cum-ceramah last Saturday had carried out a “well-planned and premeditated” attack, said Seremban PAS chief MK Ibrahim.

“The excuse that they were there just to hand over a memorandum is unacceptable. If they really wanted to do that, why throw stones and bottles at the crowd?

“This was a Hari Raya dinner as well. There were women, children and senior citizens among the crowd. They could have been badly hurt,” said Ibrahim.

“They did not come with the intention of handing over a memorandum but to deliberately disrupt the event to get cheap publicity,” he added.

About 100 Perkasa members created a ruckus when they tried to storm the ceramah attended by PAS deputy president Mat Sabu.

They came with banners that read: “Mat Sabu Pembohong (Liar)”, “Mat Sabu Perosak Bangsa (Corrupter of the race)” and “Mat Sabu Hina Pejuang (Insults freedom fighters)”.

In the ensuing fracas, a PAS supporter was hit in the head with a stone and another, suffered a broken nose while several others were injured.

Negri Sembilan PAS commissioner Mohd Taufek Abdul Ghani said the party is considering seeking compensation from the those whose actions resulted in injuries to its supporters.

“But it will depend on the outcome of the police investigation,” he said.

“We are ready to assist the police,” Taufek added.

He said that the uncivilised behaviour of the Perkasa members showed that the NGO had little respect for the constitution and the laws of the land.