PETALING JAYA: Ampang police said the two leaders of a recently formed Malay right-wing group have not been arrested over speeches threatening a May 13-style riot against DAP supporters.
Ampang Jaya police chief Hamzah Alias said the Gagasan 3 leaders, namely Azwanddin Hamzah and Raggie Jessy Rithaudeen were merely called in to have their statements recorded as part of police investigations into the case.
“No arrest,” Hamzah said briefly in a text message to FMT.
Hamzah said the Ampang police only received one report against the men but there were other reports filed in different police stations.
“A lot. However we cannot track the number of police reports in our system,” he added.
About 30 people gathered outside the Ampang Jaya police station to show their support for the Gagasan 3 leaders.
Some of them were holding placards stating “We support Gagasan 3”.
It was reported yesterday that the Gagasan 3 leaders had been ordered to present themselves at the Ampang district police station for questioning.
Azwanddin said the police have been contacting him since last week to get his statement recorded.
“But I told them I had a few things to settle,” the businessman told FMT last night.
Gagasan 3 was formed on Nov 21. The coalition said it wanted to unite Malay Muslims, and blamed DAP leaders for what they said was an erosion of Malay rights under the Pakatan Harapan administration.
This followed a raging debate on the government’s initial plan to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
Amid intense opposition from Malay groups as well as Umno and PAS, Putrajaya, however, announced that it would not ratify the ICERD despite earlier statements in support of the global anti-discrimination treaty.
Police said it would act upon the hundreds of police reports made in recent days linked to the controversy over ICERD. It is understood that they were also linked to viral video clips in which Azwanddin said he did not mind a repeat of the bloody racial riots of 1969 to teach DAP a lesson.
“I longed for May 13. If we have to sharpen the parang (machete), we have to do it. If we have to sharpen the keris, we have to do it,” Azwanddin had said in a speech to announce the formation of Gagasan 3.
“If you record this, show it to DAP. If you are insolent, we Malays can be more insolent,” he said. -FMT
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