MCA headquarters splashed with red paint

The MCA headquarters in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, was found splashed with red paint this morning.

The wall and floor near the side entrance, which is beside a restaurant at the ground floor, was found splashed with paint.

When contacted, Giam Say Khoon, the press secretary to the MCA president, said that a security guard found the area vandalised at around 7am today.

He said that this is the first time that MCA headquarters has been splashed with paint.

According to Giam, police personnel came to inspect the scene after the paint was found.

However, he was unable to say who was behind the incident and the motive behind it.

Met at Serdang later, MCA president Chua Soi Lek said that he has instructed the party administration to lodge a police report.

While careful not to point fingers, he said that there is “speculation that this is because MCA is against PAS’ intentions to implement hudud”.

“I am not saying this is related... this is the first time in MCA’s history that this has happened,” he said.

Chua, who has been vocal against the Islamic law, again urged DAP and PKR make public their stand on the hudud, especially the DAP which has “passionately supported PAS”.

He said DAP should explain if the implementation of hudud impacts non-Muslims and if it has a negative effect on “the socioeconomics and political system”.

“The rakyat would benefit from DAP’s explanation,” he said.

Yesterday, an NGO linked to PKR which named itself Jingga 13 submitted a memorandum to Chua at the party’s headquarters.

Led by PKR central committee member Fariz Musa, the group demanded that Chua apologise within 48 hours over his remark that PAS’ intention to implement hudud law will have a negative impact on foreign investment and tourism.

On Aug 14, the Penang DAP headquarters was found splashed with red paint, and a stack of newspapers outside the office was set on fire four days after the incident.

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