Guan Eng dares PN Youth chief to lodge police report himself

 

DAP national chairperson Lim Guan Eng today challenged Perikatan Nasional Youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari to personally lodge a police report against him for saying PN will destroy Buddhist or Chinese temples in Penang.

In a statement, the Bagan MP said PN had continued to play up the issue based on a report by MalaysiaNow, which he claimed had "spun" his speech in Mandarin to give such an impression.

"If Fadhli wants to order PN Youth members around the country to lodge police reports against me based on such false information, they can be construed as committing a crime under Section 182 of the Penal Code for lodging false police reports.

"Fadhli had launched continuous political and personal attacks based on this malicious report by MalaysiaNow.

"But does he have the guts to lodge the report against me himself?" Lim said.

The DAP leader's statement came hours after Fadhli instructed PN Youth machinery to lodge police reports nationwide in protest against Lim over the "rude" remarks.

Lim denied making the claims, clarifying that his speech was made in reference to a case of a Hindu temple in Kedah being demolished in July 2020.

In his statement, Lim also pointed out a clarification published by China Press, saying that MalaysiaNow incorrectly translated Lim’s quotes.

"MalaysiaNow quoted China Press as saying that Lim claimed that the ‘Green Wave’ would demolish the Buddhist temple.

"In fact, the translation of the website was incorrect; neither the headline nor the news content mentioned Buddhist temples or Chinese temples," the article said.

The article stated that the original publication cited Lim as saying that the ‘Green Wave’ would result in temples of other races being destroyed, but that as long as Penang remained (out of PN's hands), freedom of religion would be upheld.

The article also included a "verbatim" transcript, in which Lim reportedly said in the “Green Wave”, temples found to be an "eyesore" - especially Hindu’s - might get torn down. - Mkini