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LUMPUR, May 26 – Lim Kit Siang pre-empted disbelief among Malaysians
today to Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar’s claim that the police would be
impartial when punishing law-breakers, accusing the newly-minted
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of having “denial syndrome”.In a statement slamming the widespread crackdown on opposition supporters, the DAP adviser (picture) said that even in his first week of the job as IGP, Khalid has already earned himself a “dubious reputation” for being overly political.
Lumping Khalid in the same category as newly-minted Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Lim said combined, the duo would concoct a “toxic brew” for democracy that would eventually lead to the end of the current Barisan Nasional (BN) regime.
“Does Khalid really think his claim that the police will act without fear or favour against all law-breakers, whether they are Umno/BN VVIPs or bigshots to be believed by the general Malaysian public?
“If so, then the police leadership is suffering from a double malady – a grave public credibility gap as well as an equally serious denial syndrome,” he said.
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