Mohd Ali Baharom (in sunglasses) outside the Kota Raya shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur, two days before a brawl left two people injured. Ali says he has nothing to do with the incident despite calling for a boycott of the traders at the mall. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Seth Akmal, December 21, 2015.
President of the Malay Army Veterans Association Mohd Ali Baharom has denied having any role in the brawl at the Kota Raya shopping complex yesterday, which saw the mall shut down early amid accusations that traders there were being unethical.
The self-professed leader of the "red movement" also said he did not know those who were involved in the 5pm fight with staff of a mobile phone shop at the complex.
"The red movement is not involved in that fight. I don't even know the persons involved.
"I was in Nilai yesterday when I got a phone call from the police asking if I knew anyone involved. We definitely did not do such a thing.
"But if there is no wind, the trees would not be shaking," Ali, also known as Ali Tinju, told The Malaysian Insider.
Fighting at Kota Raya yesterday resulted in two people injured when some 20 men stormed a mobile phone shop.
The skirmish followed a press conference outside the complex by the Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) to condemn traders who allegedly cheated customers.
Police, however, said the press conference by PPIM and the brawl that followed were unrelated.
Ali today said he believed the fight was the result of a misunderstanding between the store and the customers.
"Don't always blame the customers. If traders behave ethically, this would not have happened. Perhaps there is wrong on both sides.
"Don't cheat by charging high prices. Such a thing should not happen," he added.
Last Friday, Ali had urged a boycott of stores in Kota Raya to teach traders there a lesson.
This followed a news report of a customer being allegedly locked up after a dispute with a mobile phone seller.
- TMI
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