Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin said claims that his party perpetrated the violence at the "Nothing to Hide 2" forum yesterday were made by "crazy" people.
"We couldn't possibly plan to create trouble at our own function.
"People who make such suggestions may be a little crazy (sewel) and irrational.
"This is our function, we want to organise it in a proper way - in a way that we can provide (Bersatu chairperson) Dr Mahathir Mohamad a platform to explain (issues)," he told a press conference at the Bersatu headquarters in Petaling Jaya today.
Earlier today, Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos claimed Bersatu had planned to create trouble at its own event.
The prime minister's press secretary Tengku Sharifuddin Tengku Ahmad also claimed that the "Nothing to Hide 2" chaos was a case of the opposition supporters turning on each other.
Yesterday, while Mahathir was speaking at the Shah Alam function, slippers, bottles, flares and chairs were hurled at his direction.
None of the items landed on Mahathir and he was unhurt.
Bersatu Youth chief Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman claimed agent provocateurs acquired Bersatu T-shirts and slipped into the event with the intent to hurt Mahathir.
Elaborating on the incident, Muhyiddin described it as "unfortunate" and condemned those who had created trouble.
"We were not sure how they came into the venue, we had not expected it.
"We are politicians, we don't have the skills to identify whether someone was good or bad," he said.
Muhyiddin was responding to police which said Bersatu should be held responsible for failing to maintain security at the event.
Three suspects were arrested following the incident yesterday. - Mkini
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