Police have launched an investigation over an allegation by an assemblyman that a policeman had demanded money from a Phor Thor (Hungry Ghost Festival) committee organiser.
Penang police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob said the policeman and Komtar assemblyman Ng Wei Aik would have their statements recorded.
Ng had allegedly accused a policeman from the Central police station of demanding money from the organiser in Carnavon Street to secure a police permit to host stage performances.
“We will also call up those involved to assist in the investigation including the reporter who wrote the news,” he said at a press conference yesterday.
Ng had allegedly accused a policeman from the Central police station of demanding money from the organiser in Carnavon Street to secure a police permit to host stage performances.
Ng allegedly made the statement during a Phor Thor celebration dinner at a school hall in Air Itam last week. The statement was published in a Chinese daily.
DCP Ayub said Ng should have lodged a police report over the matter, instead of issuing a public statement.
In an unrelated development, DCP Ayub urged those with information to assist police investigation over the paint splashing incidents at the Penang DAP headquarters in Jalan Talipon here and Ng’s service centre in Lorong Seratus Tahun.
He said police would not hesitate to use preventive laws against the culprits.
Source : The Star
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