Two held for stopping police MPV at vote tallying centre
SEREMBAN: Police have arrested two men over Saturday’s incident during the Rantau by-election for allegedly stopping a police mobile patrol vehicle ( MPV) which was escorting another car that was sending ballot papers to a vote tallying centre.
Acting Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Mohamad Mat Yusop said the two suspects were arrested at about noon yesterday.
One of them, who is a 52-yearold car salesman, was arrested at a house in Seremban, while the second suspect, a 36-yearold lorry driver, was arrested in Rantau, he said when contacted by Bernama.
He said police were looking for three other suspects to facilitate investigation under Section 186 of the Penal Code with obstructing public servants in discharging their public functions.
In Saturday’s incident at around 6pm, two policemen in a MPV car were escorting another car which was carrying ballot papers to a vote tallying centre at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Chung Hua when they were approached by five men who demanded to inspect the MPV, claiming that there were excess ballot papers in the MPV.
Meanwhile, Parti Keadilan Rakyat ( PKR) communication director Fahmi Fadzil, in a statement yesterday, said the party viewed seriously claims of misconduct and breach of regulations in the Rantau by- election and would bring up the matter to the party’s disciplinary board.
“If any PKR members are found involved, stern action will be taken against them,” he added. — Bernama