Gobind said he hoped the AG and police would act against the parties concerned.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is ready to help police investigate threats made over a planned Dong Zong congress about lessons on Jawi in vernacular schools.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said MCMC, which is under his ministry’s purview, had received details from Dong Zong about the threats to cause unrest at the congress, which was later called off under police instructions.
“If there are groups which threaten others from exercising their right to assemble and express themselves peacefully, action should be taken against them,” he said in a Facebook post yesterday.
“In the case of Dong Zong, serious threats were made against them.
“I have checked with MCMC and can confirm that (Dong Zong) have forwarded the necessary details required in this case to the police for their further action, and that MCMC is ready to assist the police further in any way if required.”
Describing the threats as “serious”, Gobind said the power for further action lies with Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas and he hopes that both the police and the AG will act on the matter.
“I am of the view that action should be taken in this case.
“I therefore hope the police and AG will act in this matter as soon as possible,” he said.
On Dec 29, PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang warned Chinese educationists that they are living in a “Malay World”, asserting that the other ethnic groups should be grateful to the Malays who he claimed were the first occupiers of the land.
Student group Malaysian Muslim Students Coalition (Gamis) also said last week that the bloody May 13 racial riots could happen again as long as Dong Zong remains in existence.