DAP hands over ‘racist’ video of Ali Tinju to cops, wants case reopened
The Malaysian Insider – 11 hours ago
Police should reopen investigations against Mohd Ali Baharom, said DAP after the party handed over to the authorities videos of the former soldier allegedly making racist remarks in the July Low Yat Plaza incident.
Chong Zhemin, organising secretary of Perak DAP Socialist Youth, said a CD containing the recordings of Ali, also known as Ali Tinju, was handed over to the police at the Ipoh headquarters.
“Video recordings of Ali Tinju making the inflammatory remarks have gone viral on the Internet and it is inconceivable and unimaginable that the police are unable to come up with the recordings.
“With this evidence of him making racist and seditious remarks, the police should not have any more excuse to drop the charge against Ali Tinju,” Chong said in a statement.
Police have been criticised for dropping sedition charges against Ali, who is president of the Malay Armed Forces Veterans Association, for his role in sparking a racist-fuelled fracas outside Low Yat Plaza in Kuala Lumpur.
In a recent interview with The Malaysian Insider, Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali revealed that the charge was dropped because the police could not come up with recordings of the alleged remarks.
Chong said if action was still not taken against Ali, it proved that the Sedition Act was selectively used by ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) to persecute opposition leaders and activists.
“(If) pro-BN figures like Ali Tinju are left off the hook, this demonstrates the double standards employed by BN to shut up the opposition and dissidents,” said Chong.
Ali was charged under the Sedition Act on July 16 but the prosecution dropped the charge in September, citing a lack of evidence.
Criminal lawyers have also condemned the reason to drop charges against Ali.
Former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan also said that it was common knowledge that Ali's video had gone viral, adding that the police could find it.
Opposition leaders and activists also raised concerns of selective prosecution where in the past Umno or pro-Umno leaders were not prosecuted for allegedly making racist remarks.
These include Baling Wanita Umno chief Datuk Mashitah Ibrahim, who had accused the Chinese in Kuala Kedah of burning the Quran during the Umno general assembly last year, and Malay rights group Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali who called for the burning of Malay Bibles using the word "Allah". – November 14, 2015.
Police should reopen investigations against Mohd Ali Baharom, said DAP after the party handed over to the authorities videos of the former soldier allegedly making racist remarks in the July Low Yat Plaza incident.
Chong Zhemin, organising secretary of Perak DAP Socialist Youth, said a CD containing the recordings of Ali, also known as Ali Tinju, was handed over to the police at the Ipoh headquarters.
“Video recordings of Ali Tinju making the inflammatory remarks have gone viral on the Internet and it is inconceivable and unimaginable that the police are unable to come up with the recordings.
“With this evidence of him making racist and seditious remarks, the police should not have any more excuse to drop the charge against Ali Tinju,” Chong said in a statement.
Police have been criticised for dropping sedition charges against Ali, who is president of the Malay Armed Forces Veterans Association, for his role in sparking a racist-fuelled fracas outside Low Yat Plaza in Kuala Lumpur.
In a recent interview with The Malaysian Insider, Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali revealed that the charge was dropped because the police could not come up with recordings of the alleged remarks.
Chong said if action was still not taken against Ali, it proved that the Sedition Act was selectively used by ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) to persecute opposition leaders and activists.
“(If) pro-BN figures like Ali Tinju are left off the hook, this demonstrates the double standards employed by BN to shut up the opposition and dissidents,” said Chong.
Ali was charged under the Sedition Act on July 16 but the prosecution dropped the charge in September, citing a lack of evidence.
Criminal lawyers have also condemned the reason to drop charges against Ali.
Former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan also said that it was common knowledge that Ali's video had gone viral, adding that the police could find it.
Opposition leaders and activists also raised concerns of selective prosecution where in the past Umno or pro-Umno leaders were not prosecuted for allegedly making racist remarks.
These include Baling Wanita Umno chief Datuk Mashitah Ibrahim, who had accused the Chinese in Kuala Kedah of burning the Quran during the Umno general assembly last year, and Malay rights group Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali who called for the burning of Malay Bibles using the word "Allah". – November 14, 2015.
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