Penang police chief Abdul Rahim Hanafi confirmed that there was an attempt on the life of top Korean performer Psy when he arrived in Penang at about 7am on Monday.
"We received information from Bukit Aman on Feb 10 that there was a threat to his (Psy’s) life, so we stepped up security and escorted him, since he touched down in Penang International Airport until he left," Abdul Rahim (left) told Malaysiakini.
"Do you know what time he had to leave Penang? In the wee hours at 2am (on Tuesday).
"We made sure that he was safe and then we escorted him to the airport. He left the country safely after that.”
Abdul Rahim, however, did not elaborate on the attempt or on the identities of those who allegedly tried to harm the singer, who arrived there after a 20-hour flight from Brazil.
Abdul Rahim was responding to the claim made by state BN chief Teng Chang Yeow that there had been an attempt on Psy's life, and this led to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and other leaders leaving the stage immediately after tossing the yee sang.
Police: Crowd too large
Abdul Rahim said seven policemen were assigned to guard Psy or Park Jae-sung during his trip in Penang, where the latter performed his famous four-minute hit 'Oppa Gangnam Style’ twice to the crowd at the Han Chiang College on Feb 11.
The police chief confirmed that police had carried out a surveillance of the area and had advised BN to ask Najib and other leaders to leave the stage immediately after the lo shang (or yee sang) programme.
Psy did not participate in yee sang toss as it was not part of his programme, Teng had said, putting aside speculations that the performer had snubbed Najib and his team.
Meanwhile, Abdul Rahim said that the police took extra care and security as the crowd - which police estimated to be at about 50,000 to 60,000-strong - was too large.
"It was an open space and we had to be very, very careful. It was lucky that they had the event in the morning and not at night," he said.
"However, the event ran smoothly and Psy also left the island without any security problems".
Psy performed at about 12.11pm and, later in the day, had dinner at a Korean restaurant in Tanjung Tokong with wealthy businessperson Jho Low, a close associate of Najib's wife Rosmah Mansor.
When contacted, state CID chief Mazlan Kesah told Malaysiakini that he was not aware of any reports.
"I am not the right person to ask, please ask the CPO about this."
"We received information from Bukit Aman on Feb 10 that there was a threat to his (Psy’s) life, so we stepped up security and escorted him, since he touched down in Penang International Airport until he left," Abdul Rahim (left) told Malaysiakini.
"Do you know what time he had to leave Penang? In the wee hours at 2am (on Tuesday).
"We made sure that he was safe and then we escorted him to the airport. He left the country safely after that.”
Abdul Rahim, however, did not elaborate on the attempt or on the identities of those who allegedly tried to harm the singer, who arrived there after a 20-hour flight from Brazil.
Abdul Rahim was responding to the claim made by state BN chief Teng Chang Yeow that there had been an attempt on Psy's life, and this led to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and other leaders leaving the stage immediately after tossing the yee sang.
Police: Crowd too large
Abdul Rahim said seven policemen were assigned to guard Psy or Park Jae-sung during his trip in Penang, where the latter performed his famous four-minute hit 'Oppa Gangnam Style’ twice to the crowd at the Han Chiang College on Feb 11.
The police chief confirmed that police had carried out a surveillance of the area and had advised BN to ask Najib and other leaders to leave the stage immediately after the lo shang (or yee sang) programme.
Psy did not participate in yee sang toss as it was not part of his programme, Teng had said, putting aside speculations that the performer had snubbed Najib and his team.
Meanwhile, Abdul Rahim said that the police took extra care and security as the crowd - which police estimated to be at about 50,000 to 60,000-strong - was too large.
"It was an open space and we had to be very, very careful. It was lucky that they had the event in the morning and not at night," he said.
"However, the event ran smoothly and Psy also left the island without any security problems".
Psy performed at about 12.11pm and, later in the day, had dinner at a Korean restaurant in Tanjung Tokong with wealthy businessperson Jho Low, a close associate of Najib's wife Rosmah Mansor.
When contacted, state CID chief Mazlan Kesah told Malaysiakini that he was not aware of any reports.
"I am not the right person to ask, please ask the CPO about this."
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