Guan Eng shocked he was not told of death threat to Psy

GEORGE TOWN — Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has said he is troubled why he was not informed by the police about purported threats made against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Korean singer Psy during Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Chinese New Year party on Monday.

“If there was a real threat against the prime minister, why was I not informed? Why didn’t the police chief inform me and why was the premier allowed to remain onstage for so long?” Lim asked in a press conference today.

He also asked why the South Korean superstar, Psy, was allowed to continue with his performance if an actual threat had been made against the singer.

Yesterday, Penang BN chief Teng Chang Yeow said there was an attempt on Psy’s life so the police had to secure the area which was why he did not join BN leaders in tossing “yee sang”.

He was also reported as saying by Sin Chew Daily that someone had intended to assault Najib which was why the premier had to leave the stage instead of waiting for Psy to come up and join them in the tossing of “yee sang”.

Lim wanted Teng to show proof of this alleged threat against Najib, failing which he should retract his statement.

“If there is a serious threat, the police should inform me,” he said.

“Teng has not withdrawn his statement but there is no proof of such threat against the prime minister, so he should now retract and apologise,” he said.

He also said such statements will affect Penang’s reputation and give the state a bad name if such threats were not real.

When asked about the threats, Teng refused to address the issue further.

“I don’t want to talk about this issue anymore, please ask the police chief,” he said.

-themalaysianinsider.com