Things heating up in Penang as polls draw near

By Opalyn Mok
May 03, 2013

Teng with his military report during the Bukit Tengah military sinecure in Penang yesterday. Picture by K.E. Ooi

GEORGE TOWN, May 3 Things have been heating up as the polls pull nearby with the clash in between domestic celebration supporters followed, the day later, by the hazard in the form of the dead chicken delivered upon the doorsteps of Penang Barisan Nasional chief Teng Chang Yeows choosing operations centre.

Since Nomination Day upon Apr 20, the total of eighteen suspects have been picked up by the military over different offences, from possessing weapons to causing mischief.

Yesterday, Teng perceived the hazard warning him not to continue contesting or his family will be in danger.

The threat, written upon the piece of paper, was placed inside the box with the dead chicken in it.

A man had knocked upon the operations centre doorway as well as left the box prior to walking away during about 3pm, Teng pronounced yesterday.

I dont wish to assume who is during the back of this yet we wish them to leave my family out of this, pronounced the Gerakan secretary-general who appeared visibly jarred by the threat.

He lodged the military report during the Bukit Tengah military sinecure after as well as pronounced which it could be the work of anyone, even those in BN who were unfortunate about being dropped from the claimant list or his opponents or only someone unfortunate with the party.

Two days ago, three organisation were harmed when an rumpus occurred in between BN workers in the lorry as well as the organisation of PKR supporters upon motorcycles.

According to Penang military ubiquitous choosing orator ACP Roslee Chik, about eigh! teen peo ple upon 10 motorcycles were concerned in the run-in when the lorry hit 4 of the motorcycles.

Three motorcyclists were harmed as well as the single of them broke his right leg as well as has been hospitalised, he said.

Following the accident, the lorry, which had stickers of the BN Seberang Jaya state seat claimant Datuk Mohammad Nasir Abdullah upon it, sped off to Nasirs operations centre during Lorong Tenggiri 7.

The rest of the motorcyclists went in pursuit as well as Roslee pronounced they proceeded to pound the lorry windscreen as well as windows with their helmets as well as metal rods during the operations centre.

So far, no arrest has been made yet the motorist of the lorry was tested positive for drugs as well as had previous criminal records.

His licence has additionally expired given 2011, Roslee said.

Suspects from both groups have been approaching to be arrested as well as charged once the military finish their investigations.

Roslee urged domestic parties to be some-more clever of who they sinecure as celebration workers as well as to check their backgrounds entirely first.

All possibilities of all domestic parties should check the background of their celebration workers prior to employing them to do celebration work, he said.

He pronounced it was due to domestic parties employing thugs to do celebration work which clashes as well as alternative criminal cases such as threats could aspect during this campaign period.

This is the time when gang leaders get their income as domestic parties will sinecure them to do work such as putting up flags as well as banners; so clashes will happen if the single organisation encroach into an additional groups territory, Roslee said.

He pronounced the military have been closely monitoring these groups who have been hired by both sides of the domestic divide.

Two days ago, we arrested three organisation for being concerned in the spoliation case, he pronounced yesterday.

The case,! yet not political, concerned the hawker who was paid to take part in the single of the 1 Malaysia Welfare Club dinners.

The suspects were believed to have robbed the hawker of the income he was paid to participate in the dinner, he said, adding which he believed which the suspects have been additionally members of the gang.

In the final dual weeks, there have been several cases reported together with an explosion in Nibong Tebal during the ceramah from an makeshift device as well as the Chinese journal photographer being punched during the football practice during an additional ceramah in Gelugor.

So far, only 4 of the eighteen suspects arrested have been charged in court, dual for having weapons in their possession as well as an additional dual for arising threats.

We will be extra vigilant these few days as polling is so nearby now, Roslee said.