Unruly crowd forces A-G to move press conference


Bede Hong

Attorney-General Tommy Thomas being escorted away from the crowd at the Kuala Lumpur court complex in Jalan Duta today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, July 4, 2018.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL Tommy Thomas has had to shift his press conference at the court complex in Kuala Lumpur to another venue this afternoon after a large crowd became unruly, shouting at him to speak in Bahasa Malaysia.

Thomas was supposed to speak to reporters after proceedings at the Sessions and High Courts earlier today, in which former prime minister Najib Razak was charged.

“Cakap Bahasa Melayu,” shouted Umno blogger Papagomo, whose real name is Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris.

Wanita Umno chief Noraini Ahmad (right) shouting at the attorney-general prior to speak in Bahasa Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur court complex today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 4, 2018.

 

This led to several hundred Umno supporters shouting similar taunts at Thomas.

They shouted “Melayu, Melayu, Melayu”. 

Thomas was drowned out and left hurriedly, escorted by security officers.

Papagomo and his men wore black shirts emblazoned with the words “Bumiputera Brotherhood”. – July 4, 2018.


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  • Bloody gangsters

    Posted 7 years ago by Sarky Subramaniam · Reply

  • Red Shirts, Black Shirts... long past their use-by date. What this excrement-flinging Ketuanan Melayu rabble needs is a quick change of clothes. Polis lokap purple would suit them just fine.

    Posted 7 years ago by Antares Maitreya · Reply

  • AG does not need to entertain these ruffians. If they try this again, police should clear them out first....with water cannons if need be.

    Posted 7 years ago by Savari CJ · Reply

    • ...and batons!

      Posted 7 years ago by Tan Kenny · Reply

  • While the watch these Malaysian clowns. Haven't we been embarrassed enough? No finesse what so ever.

    Posted 7 years ago by JK Unrowling · Reply

  • when watched the video, their acts just like monkeys & barbarians

    Posted 7 years ago by STEVE GOH · Reply

  • Sorry . . . but bahasa Melayu is full of bastardised English so what's the point????

    Posted 7 years ago by Sharon Wong · Reply

  • Let the duration of court proceeding process run along on its own time and when money are running out you will see all these scumbags fizzle out. The shouting for ketuanan for will also die out. Right now emotions are high and anything will do be it trivial concerns but sure enough a reason for them to create commotions but on any ordinary day when the Malay Drama where actors and actresses dialog in bastardised English , the same group of such scumbag feels so proud that the drama is depicting themselves in line with modern western world and the false sense of success in greater living of the Datuks and families in the drama. Pathetic !!!!. They are doomed in their cause to carry on in the New Malaysia

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Cut off the finance to this hooligans.

    Posted 7 years ago by Sarky Subramaniam · Reply

  • Scumbags showing their stupidity at the courthouse. The moron, Papagomo, is very worried that he will be a "papakedana" when he can no longer get his dedak, that's why he's making so much noise.

    Posted 7 years ago by Jawa 3Suku · Reply

  • Keep them out of the building as we would like to follow the case and PCs. Bring in the FRU to deal with these unruly hooligans, for God's sake.

    Posted 7 years ago by JK Unrowling · Reply

  • Umno got no moral values n sense. They use the racial card, n language card to cause trouble.

    Posted 7 years ago by Peace Maker · Reply

  • Noraini, says cakap melayu pada kau. Balik kampong tanam ubi dan jual pisang goreng.

    Posted 7 years ago by Chee Ng · Reply

  • They have gone so low... i feel sorry for them

    Posted 7 years ago by Tian Siang Danny Ong · Reply

  • This is what you get when bottom feeders come to the surface.

    Posted 7 years ago by Richard Chapbell · Reply

  • UMNO again....

    Posted 7 years ago by D T · Reply

  • Fact: 20% of the people cause 80% of the trouble, These 20% are led by 20% within them (ie 4% of all) who are led by Cash Is King Pengkuda Islam (dan apaapa pun musim nya untuk di kuda eg Bahasa Melayu TETAPI bukan isinya eg intinya peribahasa)

    #spiritofponnamal


    Fact: 20% of the people cause 80% of the trouble, These 20% are led by 20% within them (ie 4% of all) who are led by Cash Is King Pengkuda Islam (dan apaapa pun musim nya untuk di kuda eg Bahasa Melayu TETAPI bukan isinya eg intinya peribahasa)

    #spiritofponnamal

    Posted 7 years ago by Bala Pillai · Reply

  • They don't understand English la, pity them.

    Posted 7 years ago by Esther Wester · Reply