The man behind the image of an alleged 'violent protester' that was splashed on the front pages of the country's major newspapers after the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9 has stepped forward.
Speaking at a PAS ceramah in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Abdul Razak Endut - previously referred to by his nickname Ajak in the media, he was part of PAS's Unit Amal volunteer corp responsible for crowd control near Menara Maybank on that day - said that the alleged knife he was holding was a Malaysian flag and he was not throwing rocks at police.
Speaking at a PAS ceramah in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Abdul Razak Endut - previously referred to by his nickname Ajak in the media, he was part of PAS's Unit Amal volunteer corp responsible for crowd control near Menara Maybank on that day - said that the alleged knife he was holding was a Malaysian flag and he was not throwing rocks at police.
Abdul Razak explained, “When the FRU fired tear gas, I saw the wind blowing towards the demonstrators... I picked up the canister and tossed it to a grass field with the hope that the demonstrators would be safe.”Malay daily Berita Minggu had on July 10 front-paged the picture of a heavily-built man in a white T-shirt with a black cloth wrapped around his face. The picture depicted the man, shrouded in smoke, hurling an object with his left hand while in his right was what appeared to be a knife handle.
The caption read: “Seorang perusuh membawa pisau dalam perhimpunan haram” (A rioter brings a knife to illegal rally) and the subheadline read: “Perusuh guna senjata, batu, lawan polis” (Rioters use weapons, rocks to fight police).
Well, what to expect from mainstream media except irresponsible reporting and lies - as always!
No comments:
Post a Comment