WET DAY but NO RAYA LEAVE FOR THE POLICE (8 December 2008)
It was a wet day and a public holiday but the towns which the cycling team passed by was full of activity and excitement created by the police. In Yong Peng, a small town, the police in many cars, some marked and many unmarked, policemen in uniform and without roamed freely, taking photos in all angles, intimidating the cycling team. It appeared that the police, all looking very tense were all out to frustrate the JERIT cycling campaign. The police force had a field day until JERIT decided to move to a new location – a familiar location to the police. We all went to to the police station where a police report was lodged against the police for intimidating and harassment. The police was stunned when we went to their own den.
The report lodged by Sdr Arul on behalf of the team expressed the frustration and the unprofessional attitude of the police. He was then met by the Commanding officer of the day, CID boss Tuan Mahazan. Mahazan expressed his apology and said that the police were acting in a heavy presence as they wanted to protect us-the cyclist as well as avoid the cycle torch incident in Bukit Mertajam. He also assured that the police will conduct in the most professional way. The JERIT team wanted the cat and mouse game to stop and wanted the police not to monitor and harass us but approach and seek a dialog.
In the morning, heavy rain prevented any cycling activity. The Kluang town was flooded in a number of places. We took the time to repair some bikes. A press conference was also called to counter the police allegation that the cycle campaign has created uneasiness among the public. This outrageous statement by the police was countered. If the police were really concerned with our safety, they would be escorting us and helping us with the traffic and safety. But during the entire campaign, the police only seems to be having roadblocks to intimidate us, snapping our photos and arresting us for no valid legal reason.
The rain , the roadblocks prevented a day from cycling. The police also managed to scare the local residents from holding any activity when we were there. Interestingly, many people continue to sponsor us food, give us accommodation and keep giving us encouragement.
Day three in Johor, the team has reached Labis. Here we did meet the OCPD and the SB chief. They assured us that they will not put breaks in our journey. We have tomorrow will a incident (police) free day.
Tomorrow we would be ending our campaign in Johor and move to the next state. Hope the sky will be clear.
Signing off – Cybercafe Labis 11pm
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