IGP denied getting orders from PM to cancel #Nothing2Hide
Astro Awani
June 5, 2015 17:20 MYT
June 5, 2015 17:20 MYT
Khalid had announced the cancellation via his Twitter.
Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today denied getting orders from the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to cancel the #Nothing2Hide .
He said the decision to cancel the was made after the police received information that there were certain quarters who will cause chaos at the , scheduled to be held this morning.
"No such things! It was my decision to cancel for security reasons," he said at a press conference today.
"The Prime Minister initially did not agree with my I stressed to him that he did not have to attend the for security reasons," he added.
He said there were two rival groups who could create chaos. But he declined to reveal the identities of the groups.
About 1,500 members of various NGOs were already present at the premises when the cancellation announcement was made at 8.55am.
Khalid had announced the cancellation via his Twitter.
The where both Najib and former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad were supposed to attend, was cancelled in the name of maintaining public order and national harmony.
The 'Dialog PM Bersama NGO' was scheduled to take place at 9am at the Dewan Tun Hussein Onn in Putra World Trade Centre.
Around 9.30am, an event spokesman announced that the event was actually not opened to the media and Pressmen were directed to leave the hall after snapping or recording their shots of the prime minister.
Meanwhile, Dr Mahathir, who had arrived at the hall, created a bit of a stir when he began to address the crowd. His speech, however, was cut short by the police.