Malaysian election violence spikes
25 April 2013 6:17 AM IST
Hundreds of cases of Malaysian election violence have been reported since campaigning for tightly contested 5 May polls got under way at the weekend, the police were quoted saying on Wednesday.
A total of 387 incidents were reported in the first three days of the two-week campaign, which kicked off Saturday, and at least 15 people have been arrested over the violence, national police spokesman Ramli Yoosuf told The Star newspaper.
‘They were in possession of weapons such as machetes and suspected of slashing rival party supporters and criminal intimidation, mostly while putting up flags and banners,’ Ramli said.
He added that hundreds more incidents had been reported earlier, between the 13 April dissolution of parliament and the official start to campaigning.
A total of 387 incidents were reported in the first three days of the two-week campaign, which kicked off Saturday, and at least 15 people have been arrested over the violence, national police spokesman Ramli Yoosuf told The Star newspaper.
‘They were in possession of weapons such as machetes and suspected of slashing rival party supporters and criminal intimidation, mostly while putting up flags and banners,’ Ramli said.
He added that hundreds more incidents had been reported earlier, between the 13 April dissolution of parliament and the official start to campaigning.
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