The police today recorded a statement from DAP Skudai assemblyperson Boo Cheng Hau over a report lodged regarding his 'apartheid' remark in the Johor state assembly.
When contacted, the opposition rep said he went to the Johor central police station at 2.30pm in connection with the report by the Segamat Umno Youth this month. He only came out at 5pm.
He said he was queried on his recent remarks in the state assembly.
"I was told that I am being investigated under the Sedition Act," he said.
"I said the historic truth but they can't accept it," he added.
In February, Boo had ruffled feathers when he likened the policies of some banks to charge a higher interest rate for non-bumiputeras to the practice of apartheid.
He said the interest rates were differentiated according to member (bumiputera) and non-members (non-bumiputeras).
"The non-bumiputeras are charged a higher interest rate without taking into account their socio-economic status," he added.
Boo also said that the worse apartheid aspect was that socio-economic, education, cultural and language were based on 'ketuanan' or 'kebumiputeraan'.
His remarks were played up by Malay newspapers and drew flak from Umno leaders.
It is pretty obvious and a known fact by now that most times, Umno gets away with making seditious statements but once someone, a non-Umno, makes a seemingly seditious fact, the police acts swiftly...
When contacted, the opposition rep said he went to the Johor central police station at 2.30pm in connection with the report by the Segamat Umno Youth this month. He only came out at 5pm.He said he was queried on his recent remarks in the state assembly.
"I was told that I am being investigated under the Sedition Act," he said.
"I said the historic truth but they can't accept it," he added.
In February, Boo had ruffled feathers when he likened the policies of some banks to charge a higher interest rate for non-bumiputeras to the practice of apartheid.
He said the interest rates were differentiated according to member (bumiputera) and non-members (non-bumiputeras).
"The non-bumiputeras are charged a higher interest rate without taking into account their socio-economic status," he added.
Boo also said that the worse apartheid aspect was that socio-economic, education, cultural and language were based on 'ketuanan' or 'kebumiputeraan'.
His remarks were played up by Malay newspapers and drew flak from Umno leaders.
It is pretty obvious and a known fact by now that most times, Umno gets away with making seditious statements but once someone, a non-Umno, makes a seemingly seditious fact, the police acts swiftly...
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The really sad thing for us Malaysians is that we have a choice of a PM who is ACCUSED OF BEING A MURDERER and the alternative is one who is AN EX-CON?
The only difference between the two is that,one can take his time to prove himself not guilty whereas the other shall always be an ex-con.
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