Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail has refused to apologise over his alleged racist remark calling the Chinese community “immigrants who do not deserve equal rights”.“Why should I apologise? I didn’t do anything wrong. Those who do wrong should apologise but I haven’t done anything,” Ahmad said, when met outside his Bayan Baru office Thursday.
He, however, refused to comment on whether the press misquoted him.
He said a full statement on what transpired would be released after a Penang Umno Liaison meeting on Saturday. He added that he would not say much at present, but wanted to clear up the issue of reporting to the police.
Police are currently investigating five reports lodged against Ahmad under the Sedition Act 1948 for allegedly uttering the seditious remarks at a ceramah on the eve of the Permatang Pauh by-election.
“Some press are saying that they were informed that I was going to the Bukit Mertajam police station on Wednesday night (to make a statement), but I want to make it clear that I never told anyone or informed anyone that I would be there. It was their assumption,” he added.
Ahmad recorded a statement with the police at the police contingent headquarters in Penang Road about 10pm Wednesday while pressmen from television, online and print media were waiting for him on the mainland.
Asked where he had been over the last few days, Ahmad confirmed that he had been leading a sepak takraw team to a tournament in Bangkok.
“My phone has been on and off, but a lot of my anak buah (supporters) have been calling me, so maybe that’s why it has been hard to get through,” he said.
On the alleged misappropriation of funds involving now-defunct company Popular Profile Sdn Bhd (PPSB), Ahmad said he had resigned before any action was taken on the company.
“This issue has nothing to do with me. Action is taken on a company, not on a personal capacity. Moreover, I resigned from company on 1 Sept 1998. What happened after that, I don’t know.
“The Chief Minister (Lim Guan Eng) shouldn’t be using his political muscle and power to attack me,” he said, adding that he would not say more on the land deal until he had checked the details.
Lim had recently attacked Ahmad on a 1997 land deal involving PPSB, in which Ahmad had been a director. Lim alleged that the company had cheated the state out of RM500,000 in a deal involving 4.2ha of industrial land in Bukit Minyak.
4 comments:
The actions by ahmad is a "blessing" in disguise. The Pm defended ahmad and so did the DPM.
This means ahmad is indeed a very "strong" man of umno.
Why this is a "blessing"?
1 , this is real proof that umno is about racist.
2 , actions by ahmad will hasten the downfall of umno regime.
3 , Gerakan and Mca are proven to be powerless and empty vessels.These 2 parties might be among the first to abandons umno.
4 , All the talks that umno people having 2 sets of laws in this country will be answered .
( umno CLOSED the Terengganu's "natang" case but made police reports on Karpal Singh when Karpal merely questions the law. )
Thank you to Ahmad , we have another ammunition against umno.
Sometimes we must not see in negative perspective.
PR must look beyond .
Thus more reasons for Bangsa Malaysia.
Of course PR must not forgets that we have our own version of ahmad as well.
The MP from Kulim is a problem.
PKR must be fair to Kulim voters.
Voters are more important .
Any MP at all must have the respect from voters. Voters did not voted for anyone to gate crash any forums.
The people of Kulim must be respected and they the people must be priority. Not god , not race , not religion but the voters MUST come FIRST.
If the MP from Kulim still insist he was there in his capacity as shariah lawyer , Tell him to get lost and go practice as full time shariah lawyer.
The people wants FULL TIME MP.
Time should given to Ahmad for make clarification rather than strait away ask him to apologise. Either he say true or not we should listen to his clarification first.
Chinese & Malays have been good friends since the early Malay Sultanate. We are already a family for more than 450years until UMNO existence screw us all up ! Talking about gratefulness, do they (UMNO Malay mind) being grateful for what the chinese ancestors had given their lives to defend Tanah Melayu from Siam (Thailand) invasion ? Hey ! Our ancestors used to fight our enemies alongside with each other ! Do you UMNO buggers have any ideas ?
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