He said Syed Hamid need not say “sorry” as police had not broken the law in breaking up the assembly.
“I believe police did not do anything wrong. If the gathering was illegal, and if the police felt it could become violent and threathen peace, they will act as no one can predict what can happen,” Chor told reporters at the Parliament lobby today.
He said this when asked to comment on the demand by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) for Syed Hamid to apologise for the “vicious” police action while dispersing about 200 people in the gathering.
Bersih alleged that police attacked people who were then singing the Negaraku.
Chor said police acted not because they did not respect the ‘Negaraku’ but because of their duty to the country.
“When police take action based on security it means national security must be protected. Peace becomes a priority,” he said.
Chor also said the Opposition was always looking for issues.
“I believe the Opposition deliberately creates issues. If there are no issues, then (they) look for them. They will continue looking until they find something that can attract the people’s attention,” he said.
In Sunday’s gathering, police detained 24 people including Petaling Jaya Utara MP, Tony Pua; Selangor state executive councillor, Ronnie Liu; and Selangor state assemblyman for Kampung Tunku, Lau Weng San.
- Bernama
