Incumbent Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has urged the police to take action against instances of political violence and intimidation targeting her and her campaign workers.
She said a police report has been lodged on each of these incidents that have taken place of late, and seven such reports have been lodged so far.
However, no action has be taken to date despite some of the alleged perpetrators being photographed and named in the reports.
"We have been document the attacks and right now, we'd just ask the authorities, please: Speedy action on those responsible for such threats," Nurul Izzah said yesterday.
She said this to reporters after a ceramah outside the Sri Pahang public housing flats in Bangsar, where the latest incident took place just hours before.
Nurul Izzah said an Umno supporter brandishing a machete had threatened one of her campaign volunteers who was installing party flags in the area ahead of the ceramah, about 5.30pm yesterday.
A police report has been on this incident as well.
The PKR vice-president also urged the local Umno division chief, Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin, to help prevent such incidents from taking place."The key Umno branch leaders are involved and this is very sad. I hope Raja Nong Chik will do his bit as the Lembah Pantai Umno division chief: Control his boys! Play clean!" Nurul Izzah added.
Although it is yet to be official, the senator and federal territories minister is widely expected to contest in Lembah Pantai.
Posters, billboards and banners throughout the constituency already display his image prominently, alongside BN chairperson Najib Abdul Razak who will be contesting in Pekan, Pahang.
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