KUALA LUMPUR – Ten individuals have been called in by police for questioning tomorrow over their involvement in the #ManaKapalLCS demonstration during the weekend.
They were told to show up at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters at 3pm.
The 10 include four Muda leaders – party president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, secretary-general Amir Abd Hadi, information chief Luqman Long and Muda student leader Muhammad Syahmi.
The others are former DAP central executive committee member Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali, Pasir Pinji assemblyman Howard Lee, lawyer Siti Kasim, Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy, Belia Harmoni Malaysia president Usaid Muhamad Asmadi and one Abbas Salimmi.
On Sunday, more than 100 people protested against the government’s mishandling of the littoral combat ship (LCS) project outside the Sogo shopping complex here, which ended peacefully and without any arrests.
The speakers had criticised the government for spending RM6 billion of taxpayers’ money on the procurement of six combat vessels, although none have been delivered to date.
The rally followed the release of a report on the project by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, which found several discrepancies and alleged wrongdoing.
Later on Sunday evening, Dang Wangi police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya had said a total of 13 individuals would be investigated over the protest, saying the gathering did not abide by provisions in the law.
“They were seen holding placards and banners with the words ‘national security under threat’, ‘TLDM’s readiness affected’, ‘H20 should resign’, ‘Probe where are the ships!’, ‘Where are the LCS ships’, and so on,” he had said.
Noor Dellhan had said the probe would be done under Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012. – The Vibes, August 16, 2022
