PKR leader Badrul Hisham Shaharin or better known as Chegubard blamed quarters aligned to either Prime Minister Najib Razak or former premier Mahathir Mohamad for an ongoing crackdown against Opposition leaders, warning Home Minister Zahid Hamidi to watch his back as the infighting within the ruling Umno party intensified ahead of internal polls.
Chegubard, famous for his youth movement Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia or SAMM, is the latest to be summoned by the police for allegedly being involved in organizing a Black 505 rally in Petaling Jaya to protest the outcome of the controversial May 5 general election and to demand the resignations of the Election Commission chairman and deputy chairman.
He believes his arrest along with more than half a dozen others including PKR vice president Tian Chua and PKR communications director Nik Nazmi are part of a move to embarrass Zahid and weaken his chances in the Umno presidential race.
"This is part of a script. It is not just to punish those who are not pro-Barisan Nasional. I believe there is a bigger script to tarnish the credibility of the Home Minister Zahid Hamidi. So I would advise Zahid Hamidi be careful and not to fall into any traps including those that may be set by Najib and Mahathir.
"I still believe what is happening is not due to Zahid's instructions. Whatever the agencies, Khalid (Abu Bakar, the Inspector General of Police), the police and ministry officials are doing is under Najib's influence or Mahathir's . I see Zahid as being trapped in this matter. The Umno elections are too close and Zahid is moving to fast ahead, so he needs to be blocked. To me, at the end of the day, the people are being sacrificed in this chess game being played by the powers that be in the Umno-BN."
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Malaysia Chronicle
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