KUALA LUMPUR – Threatening notes were found scattered at Nga Kor Ming’s mother’s home this morning.
The Perak DAP committee, which announced the incident, condemned the act and said it would leave police to investigate the matter.
They did not provide details on the threats, except that they were written on pieces of paper and scattered around the premises of the local government minister’s mother’s home, the location of which was also not revealed.
“There can be different opinions on policy or political ideals, but we should not allow these differences to violate moral boundaries or to disturb family members.
“We firmly condemn the actions of the irresponsible party that did this, which violates law and goes against civilised values. We leave it to the police to investigate,” the committee said in a statement.
The incident was confirmed to Berita Harian by Manjung district police chief Mohamed Nordin Abdullah, who said Nga’s 76-year-old mother lodged a report at 10.15am today.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 507 of the Penal Code on criminal intimidation by anonymous communication.
Nordin also said about 40 pieces of A4-sized paper were strewn on the road in front of her house, and had the words “Nga Kor Ming jangan cabar Islam” (Nga Kor Ming don’t challenge Islam) written on them in red.
Nga’s mother had gone out of the house to collect the newspaper that morning when she saw the papers. She later lodged a report at the Ayer Tawar police station.
Nga, who is also Perak DAP chief and Teluk Intan MP, has been in the spotlight recently over proposals to nominate Chinese new villages as Unesco World Heritage sites, and to rename the six-decade-old Pasar Payang in Kuala Terengganu.
He received flak, over the former proposal in particular, which was seen as insensitive to the Malay community. On Pasar Payang, he later said he accepted the Terengganu government’s decision to retain the name as it was a part of Kuala Terengganu’s identity.
Last July, Nga ticked off the Kota Bharu Municipal Council for imposing a fine on a non-Muslim woman for wearing shorts in her own shop. His remarks, made as local government development minister, which oversees local councils, were used by opposition party PAS, which rules Kelantan and Terengganu, to accuse Nga and DAP of Islamophobic sentiments.
The Perak DAP committee today did not comment on possible reasons for the threatening notes, but called for all quarters to uphold the rule of law and grant each individual the right to voice their opinions without having to worry about threats or physical attacks
“Therefore, in a democratic and multiracial society, it is important that we insist that diversity should be respected and that different voices should be accepted with full openness,” the committee said. – March 7, 2024