Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said it was unethical of the media to report on the recent controversial statement by Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, saying it was made in a closed-door event.
"It was very unethical of the media and disrespectful because it was a closed-door event and not for public consumption.
"What right did they have to write a report about a closed-door event?" he told The Malaysian Insider.
The contents of Ahmad Zahid's speech at the event have sparked an outcry from opposition leaders and rights activist, after he allegedly said police would not hesitate to shoot suspects of crime first and ask questions later.
Shahidan (pic), who was present at the function, told The Malaysian Insider that the issues discussed
at the event were about national security and not to be revealed to the public.
"It was to discuss ways to curb crime," he said.
Shahidan then chided the media for “twisting the facts”.
"The facts were twisted and the report gave the impression that those who attended the function were not good," he said.
He claimed he was not aware of the existence of the Tiga Line gang that Ahmad Zahid had reportedly mentioned in his speech, while saying that he knew of Gang 30 which he described as a charity organisation involved in attending festivities and burials.
"I don't know about Tiga Line gang, maybe Datuk Zahid was referring to Gang 30. They are not gangsters, they help to organise festivities and burials," he said.
The Tiga Line was among 49 secret societies listed by the Home Ministry last August in the wake of a spike in gun-related crimes involving rival gangs.
Shahidan, in defending Gang 30, said they were merely practising Malay culture and tradition.
Ahmad Zahid, in his speech, a recording of which was uploaded on a news portal, said that 28,000 of the 40,000 gang members were identified to be of Indian ethnicity, and that there was nothing wrong in detaining them.
"What is the situation of robbery victims, murder victims during shootings? Most of them are Malays. Most of them are our race.
"I think the best way is that we no longer compromise with them. There is no need to give them any more warning. If we get the evidence, we shoot first," Ahmad Zahid reportedly said. - October 9, 2013.
"It was very unethical of the media and disrespectful because it was a closed-door event and not for public consumption.
"What right did they have to write a report about a closed-door event?" he told The Malaysian Insider.
The contents of Ahmad Zahid's speech at the event have sparked an outcry from opposition leaders and rights activist, after he allegedly said police would not hesitate to shoot suspects of crime first and ask questions later.
Shahidan (pic), who was present at the function, told The Malaysian Insider that the issues discussed
at the event were about national security and not to be revealed to the public."It was to discuss ways to curb crime," he said.
Shahidan then chided the media for “twisting the facts”.
"The facts were twisted and the report gave the impression that those who attended the function were not good," he said.
He claimed he was not aware of the existence of the Tiga Line gang that Ahmad Zahid had reportedly mentioned in his speech, while saying that he knew of Gang 30 which he described as a charity organisation involved in attending festivities and burials.
"I don't know about Tiga Line gang, maybe Datuk Zahid was referring to Gang 30. They are not gangsters, they help to organise festivities and burials," he said.
The Tiga Line was among 49 secret societies listed by the Home Ministry last August in the wake of a spike in gun-related crimes involving rival gangs.
Shahidan, in defending Gang 30, said they were merely practising Malay culture and tradition.
Ahmad Zahid, in his speech, a recording of which was uploaded on a news portal, said that 28,000 of the 40,000 gang members were identified to be of Indian ethnicity, and that there was nothing wrong in detaining them.
"What is the situation of robbery victims, murder victims during shootings? Most of them are Malays. Most of them are our race.
"I think the best way is that we no longer compromise with them. There is no need to give them any more warning. If we get the evidence, we shoot first," Ahmad Zahid reportedly said. - October 9, 2013.
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