MalaysiaKini Report on BMC

BMC residents take grouses to Parliament (Report From MalaysiaKini)
Soon Li Tsin, Fauwaz Abdul Aziz and S Pathmawathy | May 29, 08 2:53pm
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A group of residents from Bandar Mahkota Cheras, who turned up in Parliament today, were unsuccessful in their bit to submit a memorandum to Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed.
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Motion fails to 'satisfy' House speaker
The House broke into an uproar, however, with M Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat) saying that the issue must be debated according to Standing Order 18(3) if at least 15 MPs stood up in support of it.
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Bashed up like lamp-posts
Outside the gates of Parliament, meanwhile, a small group of BMC residents had gathered to lend support the delegation led by Tan.
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There were people "bashing up" the residents, smashing their cars and throwing stones at the residents, said the mother of three.

She also said she could not believe her eyes when she saw Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel smashing their batons against the residents as if they were "lamp posts".

"I've got a phobia of the FRU now because I saw with my own eyes they were bashing up people
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Police action defended
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Meanwhile, Syed Hamid defended the police actions and said the residents should lodge police reports for the matter to be investigated.
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