Display of Agong's photo: Let cops probe, Selangor MB says

 

All parties must give room for the police to investigate two men who allegedly displayed the image of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar during the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election campaign.

Selangor Pakatan Harapan chairperson Amirudin Shari urged the public not to speculate, as it could disrupt the ongoing investigation.

“I urge for an investigation to be conducted... perhaps their intentions were different, but their motives must be thoroughly investigated,” said the Selangor menteri besar.

He was speaking after a Hari Raya Aidilfitri gathering with Hulu Selangor District prospective haj pilgrims yesterday.

Hulu Selangor police chief Ahmad Faizal Tahrim, in a statement yesterday, announced that the police detained two men in their 60s and seized a four-wheel-drive vehicle for displaying an image of the Agong during the by-election campaign on Saturday (May 4).

Meanwhile, Amirudin also refuted allegations by Selangor Perikatan Nasional chairperson Azmin Ali that the state government had increased assessment rates by up to four times.

The menteri besar said any proposal for tax increases by the local authorities would need approval from the state government, considering the feedback received.

“Perhaps he (Azmin) was desperate and had no other issue to use in the by-election campaign, so he resorted to sensationalising issues like this.

“Assessments are necessary for property valuation. If property values decline, it’s a bad sign, but if property values increase, it may also require a slight increase in taxes, and so forth,” he said.

Earlier, on behalf of Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated, Amirudin presented a replica cheque for management fund contributions to Parent-Teacher Association representatives of 54 schools across the Hulu Selangor District, each receiving RM1,000.

He also presented a replica cheque totalling RM222,000 from MBI as a contribution to 222 prospective muassasah haj pilgrims, each receiving RM1,000.

- Bernama