The continued detention of the six Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) leaders
is attracting unnecessary "worldwide attention", MIC president G
Palanivel said today, and expressed concern that the detention might
also impact BN in the coming general election.
Palanivel (right) said, "If you (watch) (news) on the television daily, there are massive demonstrations (in other countries and the) police will use tear gas, water cannons and all others (to disperse the crowd). But then, they will line them up, load them in trucks and take them to the police station (where the protesters will be) kept for three or four hours and then released.."
Palanivel (right) said, "If you (watch) (news) on the television daily, there are massive demonstrations (in other countries and the) police will use tear gas, water cannons and all others (to disperse the crowd). But then, they will line them up, load them in trucks and take them to the police station (where the protesters will be) kept for three or four hours and then released.."
However,
in the case of Sungai Siput MP Dr D Jeyakumar and the five others, who
are being held behind bars for being the key "movers" of the Bersih 2.0
rally on July 9, Palanivel said this was only creating a more damaging
image for the country and he added, saying, "The
elected representatives will stay there (in detention) and (during) a
general election, they don't have to leave (the cells to campaign) -
they can (continue) to stay in prison and win, for the people will vote
blindly."
Even before Home Minister
Hishammuddin Hussein declared Bersih 2.0 an illegal organisation, the PSM 6
have been held by police since June 30.
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