THE information officer to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, Zaidi
Ahmad, lodged a police report on Oct 11 after Sungai Besar Umno chief Datuk Jamal Md Yunos accused the Penang Chief Minister of creating a fake Facebook account impersonating Jamal, who is also Red Shirts leader.
“The Penang chief minister did not do such things. He did not falsify any Facebook account to smear Jamal’s name. In fact, he did not even comment on the controversial post uploaded on the alleged fake Facebook account,” Zaidi told reporters outside the Northeast District
police headquarters on Oct 11 before making the police report.
Accompanying him was the Chief Minister’s special tasks officer, Ab Wahab Long.
Zaidi said the posting by Jamal was accompanied by a screenshot of a Facebook status by a “Rafi Awg Kechik” who said there are several false FB
accounts under Jamal’s name that were created with the purpose of confusing netizens and to also incite the authorities.
The controversial Facebook account in question, which was under the name of Dato Jamal Yunos, had posted a status promising a repeat of the May 13 race riots and that machetes will fly if Bersih 5 continues as planned on Nov 19.
The post was put up on Sept 21 at about 8.10pm.
Zaidi stressed Jamal’s post accusing Lim of falsifying his Facebook account and posting such a controversial status amounted to criminal defamation.
“The status posted on Sept 21 with threats of May 13 and flying machetes was clearly the individual’s threat to create disharmony among the races by playing racial sentiments,” he said.
He claimed Jamal’s allegations that Lim had created a false account to post such a controversial statement was clearly inciting the people against Lim.
Zaidi added that it had also tarnished Lim’s image and credibility
as the Penang chief minister, a MP, a state assemblyman and a DAP leader.
“I hope the police will act immediately against the person responsible for his serious false accusations against Lim,” he said.
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