The English portal said Ali, popularly known as Ali Tinju was charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948.
During the incident, he had allegedly said: "Okay, we want justice. This is the dignity of Malays, not because one Chinese boy attacked many Malays. This is Malay land. Unite, and attack the DAP Chinese who are rude."
The Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans’ Association chief was represented by counsel K. Raghunath who said that his client surrendered himself to the police on Thursday after finding out he was wanted to facilitate investigation.
"He has given his statement and full cooperation to the police," Raghunath was quoted as saying.
The Star Online said DPP S. Ravindran asked for bail to be set at RM10,000 but judge Jagjit Singh Bant Singh set bail at RM8,000 in one surety. The next mention is on July 30.
Ali was among three people detained by the police under the Sedition Act in relation to the brawl.
The other two are blogger Wan Mohd Azri Wan Deris or Papagomo and Bagan Umno division chief Datuk Dr Shaikh Hussein Mydin.
The drama at Low Yat Plaza unfolded on Saturday when two youths visited a handphone outlet to buy a Lenovo S860 smartphone worth RM799.
The salesman who attended to them told police that the youths ran off with the phone as he turned away to get a free gift.
A chase ensued and mobile phone dealers in another shop caught the suspects and assaulted them before handing them over to the plaza's security guards who called in the police.
One of the suspects was later released by police, and it is believed that he returned to the plaza with his friends and attacked the store where the employees had helped detain the suspects earlier.
On Sunday evening, some 200 people congregated at the plaza, forcing authorities to order businesses at the premises to close early.
Police cordoned off the area but a crowd gathered again after midnight and fights broke out, where helmets and other items were thrown between rival groups.
At least five people, including media personnel, were reportedly injured in the incident. Police had detained 25 people to facilitate investigations but have released 24 on bail.
The incident was condemned by both the opposition and ministers, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak saying that it should not be seen through a racial lens.
Malaysians also took to social network sites like Facebook and Twitter to condemn the brawl, saying that the incident should not be viewed along racial lines.
- TMI
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