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Double standards

By The Nut Graph team

December 9, 2008

Quote 1

“We found that since the organisers had personally met us and agreed to abide by the rules we set, we gave the permission to carry [it] out. The organisers kept their word and everything went smoothly.”

The Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar commenting on the rally held by Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) students to protest against Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s proposal that UiTM open up 10% of its student intake to non-bumiputeras. Source: theSun, 14 Aug 2008.

Quote 2

“In that situation, the police had to act as it is their responsibility to enforce the law and ensure public order is maintained.”

A 10 Nov 2008 Bernama.com report on Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar‘s defence of police action at the Bersih (Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections) anniversary gathering in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, on 9 Nov. At the event, 24 people, including three opposition leaders, were arrested. Some of them were singing the national anthem when they were detained.

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Filed Under: Found in Quotation Tagged With: arrest, Bersih, civil, double standards, favouritism, gathering, Khalid Ibrahim, peaceful, police, police action, students, UiTM

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  1. Eric says

    December 9, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    This column is great. Please keep adding on to it for everyone’s further reference.

  2. Eskay says

    December 10, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    Carry on, home minister, keep on spinning. You really can’t convince anyone else except unthinking Malaysians and Umno supporters.

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