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It looks like Prime Minister Najib Razak and his government have really dropped below the level of sub-par intelligence. They seem adamant to compare Bersih 2.0 with the riots in Britain. The whole idea that preemptive action can stop riots underscores how little the Malaysian police and BN government understand their own citizens. On a more chilling note, it also reflects the determination of the Najib administration to continue using electoral fraud to cling to power.
The premise for the riots in Britain is totally different from that of the Bersih's in Malaysia. The former was spontaneous sparked by unhappiness over an alleged case of police brutality, while the latter was a well-organized and highly-publicized rally for free and fair elections that everyone in the country had been anticipating for months.
The UK police found a brutal situation on their hands, whereas the Malaysian police created a situation that was unnecessarily brutal.
A lesson for Najib, Hisham, the IGP and EC from the UK police chiefs
