KUALA LUMPUR – Police have opened an investigation paper and are now on the hunt for the culprits who vandalised Barisan Nasional (BN) flags and posters in Taman Tun Dr Ismail here yesterday.
Brickfields district police chief Amihizam Abdul Shukor said the vandalism was reported to have occurred at separate locations at the Jalan Athinahapan junction and the Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi 1 bridge.
He said police received reports on the incidents from the Lembah Kiara 7 BN Youth chief at 7am the day before yesterday.
“The complainant said he was informed of the incident via a WhatsApp message and quickly went to the location to discover that the lines used to hang the party flags were cut. He also found the posters vandalised.
“Our checks also found no closed-circuit television cameras from Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s Integrated Transport Information System or nearby houses focused on or recorded the incidents,” he said yesterday.
Amihizam said the case was being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code for committing mischief resulting in loss or damage and is punishable with imprisonment for a maximum of five years or a fine or both.
“We would like to remind all those involved in the 15th general election not to engage in provocation that can disrupt the democratic process. I would also like to caution party supporters to abstain from breaking the law,” he said.
He also asked those with information about the incidents to call the Brickfields police hotline at 03-2297-9222, the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115-9999, or the nearest police station to facilitate the investigations.
Meanwhile, Amihizam said police are also tracking the individuals who were believed to have vandalised two buntings of Pakatan Harapan’s Segambut candidate Hannah Yeoh.
He said police received a report about the incident at 12.05pm yesterday and confirmed that the buntings had been torn, and the party flags pulled out and scattered on the road shoulder.
“Preliminary investigations found that the first incident occurred at the traffic light intersection of Jalan Datuk Sulaiman to Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi and the second incident occurred at Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi heading to Bandar Utama, Selangor while the third incident occurred at the intersection of Jalan Leong Yew Koh, Taman Tun Dr Ismail.
“The case is classified under Section 427 of the Penal Code relating to mischief which provides for a minimum of one year and a maximum of five years’ imprisonment or a fine or both.
"Members of political parties are reminded to control party supporters so that they do not do anything that contravenes the law and regulations.” – Bernama, November 9, 2022
