SUBANG JAYA, Jan 31 — Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said at least 10 people had been called to give their statements to police over the dumping of four severed wild boar heads at two mosques in Petaling Jaya last week.
He said those who had their statements taken included members of the mosque committees. However, he declined to reveal their identities.
“Police are also looking at the recordings from the closed-circuit television cameras installed at the mosques and toll plazas nearby to trace the individuals responsible for dumping the boar heads at the mosques,” he said after launching the “Safe Balik Kampung, Safe Home” campaign, here, today.
He said police had some leads but they could not be divulged so as not to disturb the investigation.
Last Wednesday, two wild boar heads wrapped in plastic bags and a pail containing RM30 in RM1 dominations were dumped in the compound of the Jumhuriyah Mosque in Taman Datuk Haron, and two more boar heads and similar amount of money were also left at the Al-Imam Al-Tirmizi Mosque in Taman Sri Sentosa between 5am and 6am. The two mosques are about 2km away from each other.
On claims that police had deliberately disrupted an aid handing-over programme organised by the Selangor government in conjunction with the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves last Friday, Khalid once again refuted the allegation.
“What happened that day was that the police had to order the organisers to dismantle the stage which was set up right smack in the middle of the road as this would cause traffic congestion and public inconvenience, as well as risk their safety.
“Don’t twist the facts as we did not demolish anything. We just ordered them to dismantle the stage as the road area would also be used by the kavadi carriers and other devotees the next morning.”
“We did not prevent them from handing over the aid (to welfare bodies and Tamil schools in Selangor). But why didn’t the organisers discuss with the temple committee to hold the function in the temple area, which is more suitable for such an occasion?”
Asked on Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s purported intention to file a suit against the police for their alleged disruptive action, the state police chief said Abdul Khalid could go ahead with it, but the police had no political agenda and had only considered public order and safety that night.
“We received complaints from the public about the stage put up right in the middle of the road as they felt it would disturb their Thaipusam celebration,” he said.
Earlier, Khalid advised those who wish to return to their hometown or go out-station during the Chinese New Year holidays to fill the police notification form to facilitate monitoring and crime prevention. — Bernama
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