PETALING JAYA: Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed thanked Bersih 4 participants and police officers for orderly and peaceful Bersih 4 rally.
"Thanks to the participants of Bersih for peaceful demo so far. Thanks to the police for being patient and tolerant maintaining public order," the Pulai MP tweeted last night.
The tweet made at 3.55am yesterday, was followed up with a second, suggesting that Bersih participants "now go home for the night and be with their families and enjoy the rest of the weekend".
The Twitter messages drew a mix reaction.
Media personality Will Quah tweeted "Sincere respect to @NurJazlan and the police for restraint, rational approach so far. We all call Malaysia "Home" and want to keep it safe".
Twitter user @peterkhoon said, "@NurJazlan we sang praises and thanks the police for ensuring peaceful demo and directing traffic smoothly".
A Liverpool fan @helmy_abdhashim tweeted "@NurJazlan banyak ckp la. Confirm you hilang 6 undi from my family di JB" (@NurJazlan talks too much. Confirmed that you have lost six votes from my family in Johor Baru).
Before the rally, Nur Jazlan urged people not to take part in Bersih 4, warning that anarchist may try to create chaos to instigate police into using high-handed tactics against protesters.
He said previous Bersih rallies had turned violent because politicians hijacked Bersih’s objectives of a peaceful assembly.
For full coverage of Bersih go to http://www.thestar.com.my/bersih4/
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