Cops investigate author of letter criticising school over CNY decorations

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 8 Jan 2020 11:59PM · 5 Comments

Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador says SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1 has done no wrong by putting up CNY decorations. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 8, 2020.

POLICE will investigate the author of a letter criticising a Selangor school over its Chinese New Year decorations, said Abdul Hamid Bador.

The inspector-general of police said there are elements of intimidation and incitement in the letter.

“I have already ordered an investigation into the writer,” he told Bernama today.

With the police action, he said, it is hoped that the public will not worry about “losing their constitutional rights”.

“I find that the school has not done anything wrong by putting up decorations in conjunction with CNY,” he said, referring to SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1, after being briefed on the matter by Selangor cops.

“I commend the school for its initiative to cultivate mutual respect among the country’s different cultures.”

It was reported that the right-wing Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) yesterday threatened to lodge a report against the school over the decorations, claiming that they are an attempt to propagate a religion to students.

Putra vice-president and lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz, in a letter sent to principal Rohani Mohd Nor, said Muslim parents had complained about the decorations.

“This is distressing for Muslim students and is also against Article 3(1) of the federal constitution.” – Bernama, January 8, 2020.

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  • Thats the correct way to deal with hate mongers and sh*t-stirrer. Well done IGP in correcting your men.

    Posted 4 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

  • Also please discipline your men who advised the school to take the deco down

    Posted 4 years ago by Kinetica Cho · Reply

  • Well done Mr IGP to come out fast with the press report. Salute to you.

    Posted 4 years ago by Mat Kilau · Reply

  • This is extra and unnecessary work to the IGP. A lawyer qualification Vice President of PUtra is sad to have wasted your education as an intellect who can be soooo narrow minded.

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • The writer has committed offence(s) under the Penal Code chapter on "Offences Relating to Religion" and /or other laws. He cannot be given face. He has no "special privilege" to bully the non-Muslims. If he is not charged and sentenced, we can expect not only him but many other bigots to do similar things just to see Ministers rushing to put the fire out. The Ministers' action was good, but police action must follow to drive the message home that "special privilege" does not extend to creating racial discord and disharmony. The ball is now at the feet of the police. At the same time, what about action against the Manjung rowdies who trespassed into a convenience store and demanded that all the beer bottles be removed or else they will be smashed? It is because no action was taken against such rowdies and biogots in the past that has emboldened them to feign "sensitivities", manufacture "reasons" and so on. In this case, is it true that parents had complained to him about the decorations? According to the school, for the past 12 years they have been decorating for all the major festivals without any complaints from the parents. To let him go unscatched will only encourage more of it.

    Posted 4 years ago by Ravinder Singh · Reply