KUALA LUMPUR — Fearing for her safety, DAP's Teresa Kok demanded today the police act swiftly on Muslim activists who have offered a reward for an assault on her.
The Seputeh MP filed a fresh police complaint today accusing a coalition of six Muslim groups of harassment.
In a protest yesterday, the group reportedly incited physical violence against Kok, offering members of the public cash rewards for assault. The group was also reported to have smeared chicken blood on banners carrying the pictures of DAP leaders, including Kok. The banners also carried threatening messages.
The group was protesting Kok’s 11-minute Chinese New Year video lampooning several topical issues facing the country.
Some have labelled her satirical video as anti-Muslim and anti-Malay. Kok rejects the accusations.
“I feel that all the statements of these NGOs are a threat to my safety and has violated the law so I call upon the police to carry out investigations on these groups, “she told reporters after lodging her report at the Tun H. S. Lee police station here.
Kok said she continues to be harassed through text messages and calls even after lodging a police report on this matter a few days ago.
She handed over a fresh list of text messages and phone numbers to the police today.
The DAP vice-chairman also said she was still waiting for the police to question her over her satirical video.
According to Kok, seven people, including herself and DAP leaders, have lodged police reports over the protest yesterday.
Leaders from the federal opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR), who were present at the police station, also criticised the Muslim non-governmental organisations inciting violence against Kok.
PKR vice-president Fuziah Salleh said the Muslim groups' call for Kok to be slapped was “clearly a criminal offence” and had “shamed” Malaysian Muslims.
She said their actions contradicted Islamic teachings and added that “racial bigotry” was unacceptable .
“We should learn from incident of May 13 (1969) that we should be more tolerant and be more united in building a Malaysian nation rather than dividing the nation,” she added.
PAS Muslimat deputy chief Siti Mariah Mahmud, who was also present, similarly said that Muslims in the country had been shamed by the protesters, while also urging police action on the .
She accused the protesters of attempting to spark retaliation.
Condemning the protest DAP Wanita Selangor chief Hannah Yeoh said there was sufficient evidence to show the incitement of criminal assault.
Yeoh, who is also the Selangor state speaker, urged the Registrar of Societies (RoS) to launch a probe on these non-governmental organisations.
DAP's Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng said the party is lodging police reports throughout the country to seek police action on the coalition of six Muslim groups.
The six Muslim groups alleged to have been involved in the protest are Pertubuhan Permuafakatan Majlis Ayahanda Malaysia (Permas), Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islam dan Dakwah (Pekida), Pertubuhan Kebajikan Insan Bakti Malaysia (Perkib), Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) and Martabat Jalinan Muhibbah Malaysia (MJMM). - Malay Mail
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