Umno members in Pekan menaced us, claim students

Two female student activists have accused Umno members of pulling their tudung (headscarf) while the former were distributing anti-BN pamphlets in Pekan this afternoon.

Norfatehah Ahmad, 23, toldMalaysiakini that two men, who identified themselves as Umno members, surrounded her and a female friend and confiscated their pamphlets.

The incident took place at the Mydin supermarket at 3pm. She said the two men also tried to drag them to the Umno building which is located several metres away, by pulling her hand and tudung.

“We resisted them. After that they pulled my hand again and threatened to do something to me if I didn’t follow them,” the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) student said.

“They even showed their fists to us and warned us not to be in Pekan (constituency). I was so afraid that I cried.”

After calling their friends for help, the two were escorted away by two locals and rejoined their colleagues 30 minutes later.

In a related incident, about 30 Umno supporters seized and burned pamphlets on ‘Students letter to Pekan residents’ which a group of 20 students were distributing this afternoon in the royal town of Pahang.

When contacted, Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) secretary Ahmad Shukri Kamaruddin said one of the Umno supporters wanted them to leave Pekan the same day.

He told Malaysiakini that the man told them: “It is our prime minister’s area. We are protecting this area. You get out from Pekan now.” They also hurled abusive words at the students, added Ahmad Shukri. 

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