Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar says motorists can be charged under the Penal Code if they disregard instructions from police outriders accompanying VVIP convoys. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, December 19, 2015.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today said action could be taken against motorists who refused to adhere to instructions given by police outriders accompanying a VVIP convoy.
He said motorists could face action under the Penal Code for obstructing public officers in discharging their duty and also under the Police Act 1967.
"There is a discussion (by certain quarters) that invites the public not to adhere to police outriders accompanying a VVIP convoy.
Khalid said this in response to a recent posting by a motorist about not giving way to a VVIP convoy which went viral on social media.
The IGP also asked social media users to stop playing the issue.
"I request you to stop this. It won't bring any good. You just invite people for the lawlessness," he said.
On the racial protest mounted by Ali Tinju in front of the Kotaraya building in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, Khalid said action under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 could be taken against the man if he was found to have violated the law.
Ali Tinju, whose real name is Mohd Ali Baharom, was alleged to have uttered racial remarks during the protest.
Meanwhile, Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali said the Attorney-General's Chambers should not be blamed for its decision not to file sedition charges against Ali Tinju over an earlier racial brawl at Low Yat Plaza.
"It's not fair to blame us. I have explained that the video recording of Ali Tinju is not enough to charge him with sedition. If the evidence is sufficient, I would have filed the charge," he said. – Bernama
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