Akmal threatens ‘class’ for man who flew flag upside down if he’s not charged
Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has threatened to give the hardware store owner in Penang a “class” in the form of a protest if he is not charged in court by Thursday.
“We will give the prosecutors two days … tomorrow and Wednesday.
“If no charges are made against this person by Thursday, I will go and give a class to teach this ‘ah pek’ how to correctly put up a flag,” he said in a video on Facebook.
“If this is hushed up … no matter, we will wait for the prosecutors to decide whether to charge or not.
“We ask for this person to be charged under a section (of the law) that provides for a stiffer sentence,” he said.
Yesterday, police arrested the 59-year-old hardware store owner for hoisting the Jalur Gemilang upside down the day before.
Acting Penang police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin said the…
