The Vibes

Demotions in the public sector are not a new thing and something commonly done if the appointed individual fails to achieve the organisation’s set targets.

Given this, the recent incident involving the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) should not be sensationalised merely to stir emotions.

Speaking to Getaran, The Vibes’ Bahasa Malaysia sister portal, a ministry source said the action against former Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Ammar Abd Ghapar was based on strong facts.

The source said the action taken was not something done recklessly and certainly nothing to do with racism as alleged by certain quarters.

The police have opened an investigation paper on the rally organised by the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih) held at the entrance of the Parliament complex this morning.

Dang Wangi District Police Chief ACP Noor Dellhan Yahaya was reported by Bernama as saying that the organisers of the demonstration will be called up for questioning in the near future to help in the gathering of evidence.

He explained that the organisers had not submitted advance notice as required by the law to the police.

"The investigation will be conducted under section 9(1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA)," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.