Dr Mahathir targets Bersih on evils of street protests During his tenure, there were no large-scale street protests apart from when his nemesis Anwar Ibrahim was sacked from government. His detractors point out it is because Dr Mahathir Mohamad ruled with an iron fist and dissenters were often thrown behind bars. But since he stepped down in 2003, street protests have become a common feature under his two successors and this has been a bitter pill for Mahathir. In his latest blog posting, the former premier pens about how these demonstrations are organised with the aim of toppling elected governments and trains his guns on electoral watchdog Bersih. So far Malaysia has been spared the instability due to massive prolonged street demonstrations. But the signs are already there. Obviously, there are Malaysians who would like to bring down the elected government through demonstrations, he said. Full story: malaysiakini/news/261329
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 03:15:52 +0000
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