A delegation of Selangor Umno Youth leaders and about 100 supporters held a year-end “celebration” outside Puchong MP Yeo Bee Yin’s service centre today to mock her remarks against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.
The group, led by Selangor Umno Youth chief Imran Thamrin, targeted Yeo’s comments describing Najib’s bid for house arrest hitting a legal brick wall as a cause for celebration.
Imran said the DAP publicity chief should instead “celebrate” the final guilty verdict for rape against former Tronoh assemblyperson Paul Yong.
“This is a reminder for her to stop meddling in the affairs of another party and instead focus on her own (DAP),” Imran said.
As part of the symbolic “celebration”, the group raised a banner highlighting Yong’s conviction, which culminated in an Oct 1 verdict dismissing his final appeal in a rape case involving his maid in 2019.
Also displayed were caricatures of Yeo’s face printed with the misspelt word “Biadap” (insolent), while a man dressed in a black-and-white prisoner’s outfit and a Joker mask was said to represent Yong.
The group later set up tables and distributed free nasi lemak packets, an idea for a “celebration” which Imran said was initially planned to mark Najib’s anticipated release yesterday.
After the tables were set up, several staff from Yeo’s service centre brought down snacks and bottled water to share.
Apart from Umno members and supporters, several uniformed and plain-clothes police officers were also spotted at the scene, believed to be in anticipation of a more heated gathering.
24 hours for Yeo to apologise
Earlier, in a memorandum of protest received by one of Yeo’s officers, Selangor Umno Youth collectively demanded an open apology to Najib, his family, and all Umno members and supporters.
“We, the Selangor Umno Youth, wish to place on record our strong objection to YB’s statements and social media posts that are cynical, discourteous, and damaging to political harmony, particularly in relation to legal issues involving Najib.
“As an MP and a leader within the government, such actions are irresponsible, violate leadership ethics, and provoke unhealthy political tensions,” the memorandum said.
Giving Yeo 24 hours to apologise and take down her original post, Puchong Umno Youth chief Khairul Azmil Bashir Mohamed said failure to do so would see his wing cut off ties with its Puchong DAP counterpart.
Various leaders from Umno, as well as PKR and DAP, have rebuked Yeo over her remarks, which also fuelled calls for BN to withdraw support for the unity government.
Yesterday, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s royal decree granting Najib house arrest was invalid. - Mkini
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