Punish Ibrahim immediately before it is too late, says Gerakan Press Statement by Dato’ Dr Teng Hock Nan

Punish Ibrahim immediately before it is too late, says Gerakan
Press Statement by Dato’ Dr Teng Hock Nan
Gerakan Vice-President and Penang Gerakan Chief

June 21, 2011

Disgusted with Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali’s threat to the Chinese community, Gerakan vice president Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan wants the government to punish Ibrahim and charge him under the Sedition Act.

Dr Teng said it has been too often that Ibrahim has been making racial statements that can
cause “tension, uneasiness and stress” amongst the people.

“It is appropriate that the government should immediately take steps, especially during this political challenging time, to stop any individual or organization from making racist statements that stoke tension and affect the peace and harmony of the nation,” said Dr Teng, who is also Penang Gerakan chief, in a statement.

Dr Teng said Gerakan lauded Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin for coming out boldly and in no
uncertain terms to protest against Ibrahim’s racist remarks.

“As Barisan Nasional Youth chief and as Umno Youth chief, Khairy represents the younger generation who is against any form of extremism. The younger generation of the BN and Umno is moving towards the right track,” Dr Teng added.

Dr Teng urged all Malaysians to support Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s approach of
moderation as the way forward and for the nation and the people to continue to progress.

In this respect, Dr Teng said, the government should take stern action against irresponsible leaders and “nip the problem in the bud” before it is too late.

Ibrahim, who recently announced that Perkasa would hold a demonstration to counter the planned
Berish 2.0 street rally on July 9, had called on the Chinese to stock up on food “as anything can happen”.

In response, Khairy urged the authorities to take action against Ibrahim for making the threat.

“It is a racist and seditious statement that is dangerous. Action should be taken against him as his statement is a clear threat,” Khairy said at Parliament lobby in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

Namawee investigated under Sedition Act

Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namawee will be investigated under the Sedition Act.

“Three police cars finally came to my Muar home to arrest me. This happened 15 minutes before our 53rd National Day Celebration, Yes, I'm still here but for how long more, I don't know ... my beloved Malaysia, where is our justice system?!”, reads a posting in his Facebook page.

The 27 year old rapper was not at home when police arrived at his house. However, he will be investigated for sedition due to a video he uploaded onto Youtube for allegedly stoking racial tension. If convicted, Wee faces up to three years of imprisonment.

The video entitled ‘Nah’, which is a slang word for ‘no’, used strong obscene language to refer to an incident where a Johor headmistress, Siti Inshah Mansor asked Chinese students to return to China; and made references to the Hindu's prayer strings as dog leashes during school assembly, which irked the non-Muslims.

In Namawee’s official blog, there was an entry which explained the expletives he used.

“I have used obscene language blatantly as a form of communication in some of my videos but that does not mean I am not educated or that I have committed a serious crime. Vulgar content was chosen only with the objective of bringing forward my point of view (and the view of many people) with more impact”, he said.

In 2007, Namawee made headlines with another of his video posting 'Negarakuku' which was regarded as a mockery to the national anthem. In the video, Wee touched on issues like corruption. He made a public apology and the matter was laid to rest.