NGOs lodge report against Attorney-General

Gobi Krishnan (right) with (from left) Tamilar Action Force member S. Murali, Malaysian Indians Progressive Association secretary-general S. Barathidasan and Malaysian Indians Progressive Association President Viveka Sri Raja Retinam after they lodged the police report at the Jalan Travers police station. 

(The Star) – People’s Welfare and Rights Coalition (Power) president S. Gobi Krishnan said that while sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee were charged for their buka puasa Facebook posting, no action had been taken against Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali and Perkasa vice-president Datuk Zulkifli Nordin.

Five NGOs have lodged a police report against Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail accusing the A-G’s Chambers of abuse of power.

People’s Welfare and Rights Coalition (Power) president S. Gobi Krishnan said that while sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee were charged for their buka puasa Facebook posting, no action had been taken against Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali and Perkasa vice-president Datuk Zulkifli Nordin.

He claimed that more than 100 NGOs had lodged police reports against Ibrahim, Zulkifli and lecturer Ridhuan Tee Abdullah for their articles and statements which were said to be “insensitive” towards the Hindu and Christian communities.

“This is clearly a form of power abuse by the AG. He is practising selective prosecution,” he told reporters at the Travers police station here yesterday.

The other NGOs whose representatives were present were the Malaysian Indians Progressive Association (Mipas), Angkatan Warga AMAN Malaysia (WargaAMAN), Tamilar Action Force and Jingga 13.