Malaysian Police Crushed Peaceful Flower Protest

Abdullah's government has done it again. His so called Islamic Hadhari principles has again found no sympathy for Malaysian minorities. This time he uses tear gas in a rally to help free the parents of children held in his clutches. Is he losing hold of himself with the coming election?



Gulf Daily News: "It is an embarrassing attack on the Indian community and on people who just wanted to hand over flowers to the prime minister"

The Hindu: In a dramatic show of force, the police fired teargas and targeted water cannon at several hundred ethnic Indians...

BBC News: Malaysian police have broken up a demonstration against alleged government discrimination by about 2,000 ethnic Indians in the capital.

Washington Post: Malaysian police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse about 200 ethnic Indians protesting to demand racial equality ahead of a general election.

AFP: "We wanted to have 200 children also peacefully give Abdullah flowers but we were tear-gassed and water-cannoned by police"




Video from Al-Jazeera:


And in the local news: Nothing was reported....