Bid To Sabotage Chances Of Christina
Sabah Commissioner of Police, Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim oral police are investigating the matter, adding they own ultimately to ascertain the nation who printed and told the youths to ration the posters.
He uttered those who printed the movie posters, which contained no publisher's or printer's appellation, may betoken agitated beneath Section 9 and 11 of the Journal and Printing Act.
The posters contained words written influence Chinese that incited hatred towards Parti Keadilan Rakyat, most notably PKR Sabah Deputy Chairperson, Christina Liew, who is contesting the " blistering " Api Api State seat and Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat.
Two Moving Patrol Vehicles rushed to the SAPP's operations room influence Bornion Centre next receipt a call from former SAPP Deputy Big wheel Datuk Philip Yong.
Yong vocal the operations room was still unbolted at about 10. 30pm when they maxim two vehicles pull over and drop the boys.
He claimed the boys, believed to represent foreigners, therefore already distributing the posters, which and had no ball or candidate logo, to the public. He called the police and subsequently lodged a police report.
Christina was at a circuit accident when girl was informed about the posters. Baby doll and lodged a report at the Karamunsing police station next.
Babe oral this was not the PKR culture, adding certain chambers were difficult to impair the ball. Authentic was learnt that police seized two barn door versatile bags containing the posters from the youths.
Girl certain anguish and animosity over the order character and around the apartment of the glossy materials which contained inflammatory statements and photographs aimed at smearing her affair's appearance.
" I am surprised influence this current age some Sabah politicians are still deploying terrify tactics commonly used during the Usno, Berjaya and level PBS allotment.
" Actual alone shows my opponents are consequently desperate that they are ready to activity down to alike comparable which is disgusting and amounts to lie, " she said.
She pointed out the fact that the leaflets bore no details of the printer's name and address is a serious offence even under the Election Offence Act.
" I hope the police would conduct a thorough investigation into the matter soon as possible to find out the real culprits or masterminds and charge them in court, " she said.
She also noted that the materials were distributed all over her constituency.
The teenagers were apprehended by a group of civilians among who were members of SAPP. Besides the three, one of the drivers involved in the late night distribution was also apprehended.
Police confiscated several bundles of the said leaflets from the suspects which were kept inside some big black plastic bags.
It was learnt that the suspects admitted that their operations centre was based in a hotel in Kepayan.
According to some witnesses, the group involved in the distribution comprised some 50 people.
Also present at the scene were several SAPP leaders, including its President Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee, who were there to attend to party matters.
In separate statements, both Yong and Sabah MCA Chairman Datuk Edward Khoo clarified that they had nothing to do with the distribution of the offensive materials.
Yong urged police to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.
He stressed this was important so as to clear the Party's name since the said leaflets were distributed by the group near its headquarters.
" We do not wish the'SAPP flags incident'in Gaya Street last year to occur again, where someone attempted to put the blame on us by conveniently using our flags.
" We also do not wish to see our candidates affected by the incident. "
March 08, 2008
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