KUALA LUMPUR— DAP lawmakers Nga Kor Ming and Liew Chin Tong are learning that with great powers comes deadly enemies, as a Facebook user going by the handle “Jing Hong” has issued a death threat on the social network.
Their DAP colleague Chong Zhemin, filed a police report for criminal intimidation at the Ipoh district police station here today after spotting the chilling message on Facebook.
“This posting is a form of criminal intimidation and is against Section 506 of the Penal Code, which is punishable up to seven years in jail or fine or both,” the Keranji assemblyman said.
Pictures of a hand holding a gun, together with images of Nga who was freshly picked as deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker and Liew as the newly appointed deputy defence minister were posted alongside a caption in Chinese.
Chong translated the caption as saying: “Both of you from Pakatan Harapan make me mad, you both wait, I will kill you, both of you will accompany Teoh Beng Hock.”
Pictures of a hand holding a gun, together with images of Nga and Liew were posted alongside a caption in Chinese.
Teoh was a DAP political aide,who was found dead at the former MACC’s headquarters in Shah Alam after falling nine floors from the building where he had been held overnight for investigation regarding corruption allegation on June 20, 2009.
The authorities recently reopened investigations into his suspicious death.
Chong urged the police to promptly investigate the real identity of the Facebook user.
He also said he will also lodge a report to the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission to identify the Facebook user.
“I urge social media users to be rational when making Facebook posting and not to go against the law,” he said.
Balakong rep’s accident not caused by oil spill
KUALA LUMPUR: The accident that caused the death of Balakong assemblyman Eddie Ng was not due to an oil spill on the road, the police have confirmed.
Denying rumours that have gone viral on social media and via WhatsApp, Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said there was an oil spill – but this was the result of the accident itself.
“I can confirm the oil spill occurred after the accident,” he told reporters at Police Training Centre on Friday.
The accident occurred at around 12.40am on Friday (July 20). Ng was travelling along the Grand Saga Expressway headed to Kajang in a Nissan X-Trail car when he collided into the back of a lorry near KM11.7.
Ng, who had just celebrated his 40th birthday on July 5, died at the scene.
The DAP assemblyman is survived by his wife and three children aged 13, 15 and 17.
In GE14, Ng defeated Barisan Nasional’s Lim Chin Wah and PAS’ Mohamad Ibrahim Ghazali by a majority of 35,538 votes.
His death will force the second by-election after the 14th general election.
The first is due to be held on Aug 4 for the Sg Kandis state constituency following the death of its assemblyman Mat Shuhaimi Shafie, 50, of PKR, on July 2 due to lymphoma cancer. – ANN
MALAY MAIL / ANN
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