Dead chicken at Anwar's service centre a 'provocation'

Penang PKR members were shocked today to find a dead chicken hanging outside Anwar Ibrahim’s service centre in Seberang Jaya, leading its Youth wing to lodge a police report on the matter.

The wing wants the police to probe elements of provocation by certain quarters in the symbolic act.

State PKR Youth chief Amir Md Ghazali said he was informed about the dead chicken about 10.40am by one of the service centre’s staff members.

Amir (right) said he was attending a meeting at the Seberang Perai Municipal Council when he received the information by SMS.

Upon receiving the message, he rushed to the centre, located at Seberang Jaya.

Amir described the incident as a “provocation by certain quarters” aimed at disrupting Pakatan Rakyat’s programmes for the people, especially those carried out by the Youth wing in Permatang Pauh.

Anwar, who is PKR adviser, is also Permatang Pauh MP.

“We believe this act was done to weaken the resolve of the party’s Youth wing, especially in our efforts to organise a debate on abolishing highway tolls,” Amir said.

“However, we are not threatened by the provocation and will continue with the programme, which will be held in Sungai Dua tonight,” he added.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is expected to speak at the event.

Nor Mohamed invited to debate

An invitation has also been sent to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nor Mohamed Yakcob to debate the issue with Lim.

Nor Mohamed, who is Tasek Gelugor MP, has not responded to the invitation.

Anwar's service centre staff member, Fathilullail Jaafar Sidek, who spotted the dead chicken, said she was not aware of the carcass until she looked at the office gate.

“It was hung quite out of view and I did not realise it at first,” Fathilullail told reporters in the presence of Amir and other members of state PKR Youth wing.

“After parking my motorcycle, I realised that the thing was hanging there, with blood still oozing out, with the chicken's right leg dismembered,” she added.

Fathilullail said she believes the chicken may have been put there between 3am and 10am this morning, as she did not notice anything suspicious when she left the office at 3am.