Penang cops to arrest Umno members for storming state assembly building (VIDEO)
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GEORGE TOWN, May 21 — The group of Umno members who forced their way into the state legislative assembly building this afternoon will be arrested, George Town OCPD Asst Comm Mior Faridalatrash Wahid said.
ACP Mior said the incident is now being investigated for “house trespass” under section 448 of the Penal Code.
“We are investigating this incident and those found to be involved will be detained for further investigation,” he said.
Section 448 stipulates that, “Whoever commits house-trespass shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, which may extend to five thousand ringgit, or with both.”
At around 2pm this afternoon, a group of Umno members began gathering outside the Penang assembly building in George Town before violently breaching the gates to storm into the main hall.
They were demanding to see Seri Delima state assemblyman RSN Rayer to extract an apology from the lawmaker who had allegedly uttered the words “Umno celaka” (Umno be damned) yesterday.
Rayer, who had yesterday had called for the resignation of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for his failure to find missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370, was not on the scene.
Security guards scrambled to get the intruders to leave the hall but they left only after being persuaded to do so by officials.
The group of about 20 then took their demonstration to an area just outside the gates of the state assembly, demanding that Rayer come out and apologise.
Among those who managed to slip past the guards was Penang Perkasa Youth chief Mohd Rizuad Mohd Azudin who had also demanded that Rayer apologise.
The small group disrupted proceedings in the assembly when they marched in demanding that Rayer come out and apologise.
Yesterday, while debating the Penang Governor’s speech, Rayer had said “celaka, celaka, celaka Umno”.
