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No interest in police’s video on Bersih

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Categories: Elections and Politics
Tags: Bersih, Elections, Videos

A short video documentary produced by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to tell its version of Bersih’s massive rally on July 9 has been ridiculed by both PAS and PKR, saying no one had shown interest to the clip.

“The video made and aired by the police is definitely not capturing the interest of the public, and Information minister (Rais Yatim) was forced to promote the video.

“If the video is interesting and shows the truth, the public will surely watch it without having to be told to do so,” said PAS vice president Mahfuz Omar.

Earlier, it was reported that only the government-owned Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) had aired the clip following Rais’s instruction, a move for which the police expressed its gratitude.

“We thank RTM for screening the video to show what actually happened during the July 9 illegal rally. By screening the video, we hope the public will get truthful and accurate information on the rally,” said deputy inspector general of police Khalid Abu Bakar, who has been at the forefront of police action against Bersih and Pakatan Rakyat activities.

The video clip by the police comes amidst accusations of police brutality on July 9, an allegation the police had refused to accept.

Rais , who is the Information, Communication and Culture minister, had urged Malaysians to watch the video to get the “truth”.

“I urge all Malaysians to tune in to RTM and watch the true and accurate accounts of what happened and judge for themselves.

“We will air the actual scenes of the parties which carried out the illegal street demonstrations that day and they will have to answer as to who is lying,” said Rais.

Waste of funds

According to Mahfuz, public funds had been wasted in something that the public had no interest in.

He added that other TV stations’ refusal to broadcast the clip showed that they were aware of the public’s lack of interest in government propaganda.

“If the police video is shown, the public will further distrust the TV stations. That’s why private TV stations have refused to air the video,” he said.