Despite injuries on all sides, police were the victims at Bersih 3.0 rally on Saturday, says Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Najib told a press conference
late last night after the Umno supreme council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, "We must look at the proper perspective. In general, the police were the
victims. Violence was aimed at the police."
Najib, in response to a question on allegations that several
journalists who were covering the protest had been targeted by police, said, "The
problem is when facing mob psychology, the police are also under
pressure. Their colleagues have been beaten and their car overturned. It
is not just you (journalists), the police have also suffered."
The premier assured that if the police had crossed the line
in their handling of journalists who were covering the rally - the
biggest in recent history - its Internal Affairs Department will take
due action.
Najib said, "If police had overstepped (in dealing) with journalists, we will investigate and we will take action. We will not cover anything up, I am also concerned about the journalists who had worked during the Bersih protest."
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