The police had to fire tear gas near Tung Shin Hospital to protect its patients from Bersih 2.0 protesters who sought refuge there, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has said.
The MCA president said the situation should be viewed “in totality”, pointing out that the police would be accused of not doing their job had they decided against dispersing the crowd of protesters that ran into the hospital.
“If the police don’t do anything, people will say the police failed to safeguard the patients in the hospital,” he told reporters at Wisma MCA here today.
Dr Chua (picture) also said it was difficult to determine what exactly transpired at the hospital on Saturday as it was difficult to tell the whole story from the photos and videos that have emerged online since then.
“Pictures may not convey the total picture, depending on the angle the picture is shot,” he said.
“It’s just like sometimes the newspaper will show the picture of a politician, if they don’t support the politician they will always show the politician’s face very angry, very sad.”
MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai added that he had been told by Tung Shin’s management that tear gas was fired into an adjacent carpark and not into the hospital compound proper.
“If there is any other proof... (let) the police investigate. So be patient for the report,” he said, adding that both the Health Ministry and Home Ministry will look into the incident.
Since Saturday’s chaotic events, debate has escalated between Bersih supporters and the Najib administration over whether the police had fired tear gas and water cannons into Tung Shin Hospital.
Liow slammed protestors yesterday after meeting with hospital authorities, saying they had “ambushed” the hospital when they entered its compound to escape the bombardment.
DAP publicity chief Tony Pua has accused Liow of “lying through his teeth” for contradicting “irrefutable” photo and video evidence, and urged the minister to apologise to Tung Shin and Malaysians for his statement.
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MCA is history and forget about making any statement to rebute them. MCA is history and you will witness this in 13 GE.
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