Kit Siang wants cops to explain probe on Namewee
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 – DAP’s Lim Kit Siang demanded today that the police explain the reason behind the alleged sedition probe on local rapper Wee Meng Chee. The DAP advisor said that there was nothing seditious in Wee’s latest rap video posted on Youtube recently, in response to Kulai principal Siti Inshah Mansor who had allegedly uttered racial slurs to her students.
“The question is why are the police investigating Wee for sedition when there is nothing seditious in his latest three-minute rap … while the school principal is still scot-free for her seditious racism?” said Lim (picture) in a statement today.
Late last night Wee, better known as Namewee, posted on his Facebook page that policemen in three patrol cars came to his house in Muar to arrest him.
“3 POLICE CARS FINALLY CAME TO MY MUAR HOME TO ARREST ME***** this happened 15 minutes before our 53rd National Day Celebration, YES, I’m still here but for how long more, I don’t know ... my beloved MALAYSIA, where is our justice system?! (THIS IS NOT A JOKE),” said Wee in a message that attracted more than 3,000 comments from Facebook users.
Wee is under investigation for allegedly producing a seditious music video which was uploaded on YouTube.
The video which contains racial slurs was a reaction to the SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra principal alleged racist remarks to her pupils.
He removed the video from the video sharing site following public disapproval.
Johor police denied today that they were arresting Wee over his music video.
Johor Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Amer Awal said they were still investigating the case and there has been no plan yet to arrest Wee, who is known as Namewee to his fans.
“Not true, not true, we are still investigating his case,” Amer told The Malaysian Insider.
“No such thing,” he added when asked if the police were looking for Namewee yesterday.
The Ipoh Timur MP questioned the purpose of the police in sending out three patrol cars to Wee’s house last night, on the eve of Merdeka.
“In this connection, the police should explain the purpose of sending three patrol cars to Wee’s house in Muar just before midnight last night – was it to arrest Wee, to get a statement from Wee or just to create an atmosphere of fear?” said Lim.
Lim mocked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s recent promise of having a “zero tolerance” policy against racist behaviour.
“Finally, Malaysians are wondering whether when the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak recently spoke of ‘zero tolerance for racism’, he was thinking of police action against Wee instead of no-holds-barred action against the real racists and extremists who had made a mockery of his 1 Malaysia slogan and policy and blighted the country’s prospects for economic rebound with incessant racist rhetoric,” said Lim.
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