Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar says there are issues raised at Saturday's rally in Kuala Lumpur, but refuses to explain further. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, March 9, 2015.
Police arrested two organisers of the #KitaLawan rally because several issues they brought up during the event last Saturday needed further investigations, said Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
Khalid did not disclose what the "issues" were, but warned those behind the rally to surrender to police before they are hunted down.
"That is the law, that is the procedure of the law, that's why I said, come, don't trouble us to find them, we will arrest and conduct investigations," he said.
"There were many issues brought up by the organisers of #KitaLawan. We have to investigate all of the issues, that is why we remanded them," he said, referring to the three-day remand order police obtained for Seri Setia assemblyman, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
Apart from Nik Nazmi, police also arrested PKR Kelana Jaya youth chief, Saifullah Zulkifli.
On the claims that Nik Nazmi's arrest under the Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act was unconstitutional, as the Court of Appeal had ruled that the police could not punish organisers by prosecuting them for failing to comply with the 10-day notice requirement, the IGP said Putrajaya is appealing that decision.
"You cannot say it is unconstitutional, until and unless it is being finalised," he said, adding that police were also using Section 143 of the Penal Code.
"Our job is to enforce the existing law, then we leave it to the court to make the decision."
When asked why Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob was not arrested after his Facebook posting urging Malays to boycott Chinese traders, Khalid said in certain cases, there was no need for a remand.
"In certain cases we don't remand, there are other leaders that we don't remand.
"Our duty is to enforce the law, if they think, the law is incorrect, they should bring it to Parliament and change the law, whatever we are doing now is according to the law."
He was speaking to reporters after attending the first graduation ceremony of the basic police training programme in Cheras and signing ceremony of letter of acceptance between police and the University of Derby.
- TMI
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