Rowdy ‘Umno members’ raid DAP ceramah

Cups, bowls and broom thrown to stop Kit Siang from speaking.

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JOHOR BAHRU: A rowdy crowd of about 50 people disrupted a DAP event in Masai this afternoon, hurling cups, bowls and brooms to prevent Opposition veteran Lim Kit Siang from speaking, according to news reports.

Lim was unhurt, Malaysiakini reported quoting eye-witnesses.

The crowd was reported to have shouted “Balik Kit Siang”, “Communist chauvinist” and other slogans, the report said.

Lim was escorted away by organisers and the crowd dispersed after half an hour.

Lim had been speaking at a Kopitiam Dialogue ceramah, one of a series by Johor DAP. Lim was to have spoken to Sabah and Sarawak natives working in the industrial area of Pasir Gudang nearby.

Johor DAP leader Liew Chin Tong said he recognised some of group as members of Pasir Gudang Umno division. “I was speaking at the time when they attacked. They broke some tables and threw water bottles and bowls,” he said.

A phone text message had been circulated recently, calling on the public to stop the event, Liew said, according to the report.

Liew urged Pasir Gudang Umno leader Khaled Nordin, who is Johor menteri besar, to take responsibility for the group’s action.

He called on Johor police to arrest those responsible, and commended the police officers on duty at the event for trying to stop the mob.