Is the police threatening Anwar Ibrahim?

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No doubting it but Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has to be the 'Marathon Man' of Malaysian politics if he's to succeed at running the gauntlet of legal, political, and even, physical obstacles to Putrajaya.

Datuk Seri Anwar's already obstacle-strewn path to power was made more carking by three police road blocks on the North-South Highway which delayed his appearance at a function organized by the Pakatan Rakyat.

We want to ask the inspector-general of police (IGP) and the home affairs minister, are they mobilizing the police force of the entire nation to watch over Datuk Seri Anwar's movement? Why create all the unnecessary road blocks which caused massive traffic jams and road disorders in order to watch over a man, who is like any other Malaysian, have his every constitutional rights to move about?

We heard from the IGP earlier that he promised to mobilize the police force to combat the increasing crime rate in our nation but what he is doing now is completely different from what he had told us before that. The IGP is not keeping his promises at all.

Instead the police force are giving more trouble and obstacles to the people by continue its onslaught onto the activities of the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat and its leaders as well.

Therefore, we are repeating our calls to quickly establish the Independent Police Complaint and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) as soon as possible in order to address the current deteriorating situation in the force.

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