The village leader who stepped in to mediate the tense situation between angry Malay-Muslim protesters and Christian congregation members inside a Taman Medan church yesterday morning has admitted to being Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar’s brother, but denied he did anything wrong during the incident.
Abdullah Abu Bakar, who is also the UMNO division leader for Taman Lundungan Jaya, said his family ties to Khalid should not obscure the facts of yesterday’s incident, in which the newly-opened church relented in taking down the cross outside their shophouse lot after receiving objections from the area’s Muslim population.
“Yes I am the IGP’s brother but does that mean if I do anything, I am abusing my position or whatever I do is wrong?” he told the Malay Mail Online‘s Yiswaree Palansamy.
Abdullah also denied reports that he led the protest yesterday, claiming instead that he only stepped in to act as a mediator between the protesters and representatives from the church.
See: Protesters converged outside Taman Medan church, force it to take down cross
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