KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- The commotion during the eviction operation at Kampung Sungai Baru here should not have happened as the affected residents had long been given eviction notices, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
In this regard, he said he would ask Titiwangsa Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Johari Ghani, who has also been appointed to lead UMNO’s Special Task Force on improving the Urban Renewal Bill (PSB), to address the matter immediately.
“Although we have planned to hold a convention regarding the PSB Bill, we will continue to take immediate action in line with the existing legal system,” he told reporters after delivering a keynote address at the Global Islamic Finance Summit here today.
Earlier, Dang Wangi District Police Chief ACP Suzilme Affendy Sulaiman was reported injured on the head, believed to have been hit by a stone thrown by an unidentified individual while controlling the situation during the power supply cut-off operation at several houses in the area.
Videos of the commotion between security forces and residents also went viral on social media.
The operation was carried out following a court order regarding the demolition of house structures in the area.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim also condemned the assault on Suzilme Affendy, describing it as a despicable act.
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