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Tuesday, 3 February 2015

IGP to call in Ismail Sabri for statement

"The police will ensure that racial harmony is respected," said Khalid.

FMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has confirmed in a tweet that Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be called in to give a statement on an allegedly inflammatory posting on Facebook.

“The police will ensure that racial harmony is respected,” said Khalid.

Ismail was reported to have posted, “Malays are still refusing to boycott (Old Town White Coffee) what more when its owner is said to be the DAP Ngeh family of Perak which is known to be anti-Islam. As long as the Malays don’t change, the Chinese will take the opportunity to oppress the Malays.”

Ngeh, furious with Ismail’s message has given him 48 hours to apologise or face a legal suit.

Ismail however has refused to do so claiming that he did not specifically say “Ngeh Koo Ham”. ”Ngeh… Is he the only one in Perak?” he asked Malaysian Insider in a WhatsApp message.

In a statement later, DAP elder statesman Lim Kit Siang said Ismail had committed three sins in two short sentences: firstly, fanning racism and hatred in inciting Malays to boycott Chinese businesses; secondly, spreading the lie that Old Town Bhd was owned by the “DAP Ngeh family”; and thirdly, fanning religious hatred, conflict and tensions by spreading the false accusation that DAP leaders are “known to be anti-Islam”.

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