PKR leader N Gobalakrishnan was arrested while addressing Pakatan Rakyat supporters during the Permatang Pasir state by-election nomination today.
The Padang Serai MP also claimed that he was roughed up by the police.
The police alleged that Gobalakrishnan was arrested for verbally abusing police personnel and refusing to heed orders to stop using such words.
Penang police chief Ayub Yaakob said Gobalakrishnan had addressed supporters using a loud hailer even though the police had warned him against using it.
He also vehemently denied that the police had assaulted Gobalakrishnan.
"He uttered provocative remarks that could cause a flare-up between the rival camps," he told reporters at the nomination centre in Institut Kemahiran Belia Negeri.
Gobalakrishnan had reportedly fractured his hand in the incident and is currently seeking treatment at the Bukit Mertajam Hospital.
Recounting the incident, Liu said he and Gobalakrishnan had gone to meet Pakatan supporters outside the institute.
While shaking hands with the supporters, Gobalakrishnan started chanting 'Reformasi'.
At this point, Liu said several policemen "pounced on Gobalakrishnan and assaulted him before pinning him down to the ground".
He recalled that the MP also ran into trouble the with police during the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election in August last year.
"He dislikes calm situations. He was out to create public disorder merely to seek publicity," he said.
During the Permatang Pauh by-election, Gobalakrishnan was detained after he had stopped a bus allegedly loaded with phantom voters on the polling day.
Ayub said Gobalakrishnan would be investigated under Section 186 of Penal Code for obstructing a public officer from discharging his official duties.
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The police alleged that Gobalakrishnan was arrested for verbally abusing police personnel and refusing to heed orders to stop using such words.
Penang police chief Ayub Yaakob said Gobalakrishnan had addressed supporters using a loud hailer even though the police had warned him against using it.
He also vehemently denied that the police had assaulted Gobalakrishnan.
"He uttered provocative remarks that could cause a flare-up between the rival camps," he told reporters at the nomination centre in Institut Kemahiran Belia Negeri.
'Kicked and pushed to the ground'
In an immediate response, DAP Selangor exco Ronnie Liu refuted this. He alleged that Gobalakrishnan was detained without reason.
"He was kicked and pushed to the ground before being handcuffed,” he claimed.
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Recounting the incident, Liu said he and Gobalakrishnan had gone to meet Pakatan supporters outside the institute.
While shaking hands with the supporters, Gobalakrishnan started chanting 'Reformasi'.
At this point, Liu said several policemen "pounced on Gobalakrishnan and assaulted him before pinning him down to the ground".
When Gobalakrishnan was lifted up after being handcuffed, the parliamentarian's pants were torn and his leg was bleeding, Liu added.
Liu said he would lodge a police report on the alleged police brutality after consulting with Gobalakrishnan.
Police chief: He dislikes calm
Meanwhile, Ayub accused Gobalakrishnan of disrupting the otherwise smooth nomination process.
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"He dislikes calm situations. He was out to create public disorder merely to seek publicity," he said.
During the Permatang Pauh by-election, Gobalakrishnan was detained after he had stopped a bus allegedly loaded with phantom voters on the polling day.
Ayub said Gobalakrishnan would be investigated under Section 186 of Penal Code for obstructing a public officer from discharging his official duties.
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