THE war of words between PAS and DAP over a clown caricature deemed offensive to Perak state opposition leader Razman Zakaria has escalated with the Islamist party’s deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man calling on the latter to allow space for the police to conduct its probe into the matter.
This came about as DAP Socialist Youth chief Woo Kah Leong is currently under police investigation over a social media post that depicted Razman who was the former Perak PAS commissioner as a clown riding a unicycle on a tightrope with the caption “Raja Fitnah” (literally, “King of Slanders”).
Woo who is also the first term Pasir Bedamar state assemblyman had on April 1 uploaded the caricature in a Facebook (FB) post alongside a statement.in reference to the various instances of Razman having to apologise to Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders over various accusations he had made against them.
In his defence of Razman, Tuan Ibrahim has hit out at Pahang DAP state assemblyman for Bilut, Lee Chin Chen, who was reported by Malaysiakini as having urged the police to stop their investigation against Woo.
Alluding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim himself seeking the much-criticised immunity from the civil suit filed by his former research assistant Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, the PAS lawmaker described Lee’s call as an extreme action which disrespects the legal process.
“This is as if they (DAP) have the power to prevent civil servants from carrying out the duties entrusted to them,” he rebuked in a FB post.
“The reasoning that the caricature is a form of satirical artistic expression that conveys criticism is superficial. Art should not be tainted with insulting messages, especially if it comes from a government exco against his political opponent.
“He shouldn’t have interfered in police investigations because this country upholds the separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial.”
In his defence over the clown caricature of Razman, Woo chided the Gunung Semanggol state assemblyman for resorting to lodge a police report instead of explaining or counter his argument with argument or to even apologise for his slew of slanders.
“Asking the police to investigate merely because of the satirical nature of the caricature is the true appearance of a Perikatan Nasional (PN) politician who is thin-skinned (berhati tisu) and easily offended (koyak),” chided the Perak state EXCO for Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumer Affairs & Chinese New Villages.
Recall that one of Razman’s latest slander was by having mistaken Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh as the daughter of YTL Corp’s late founder Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay.
Following thus blunder, the PAS central leadership has since distanced itself from Razman by reportedly relieved him of his duties as the Perak PAS Commissioner with the role temporarily taken over by PAS vice-president and Bagan Serai MP Datuk Idris Ahmad. – June 4, 2025
