Rusila: Tear gas fired, 22 arrested

Mar 8, 08 2:36pm
Twenty-two people were detained following a ruckus involving PAS supporters in Rusila, Terengganu, this morning.
The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
PAS supporters had earlier protested the presence of two buses in Rusila, which they claimed were ferrying phantom voters brought by Barisan Nasional (BN).
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's son Mohamad Khalil, 31, was also among those arrested.
Rusila is an area under the Rhu Rendang state seat which Abdul Hadi is defending. The seat also falls under the Marang parliamentary constituency which is also contested by Abdul Hadi.
According to the residents, Mohamad Khalil was arrested around 11.45 am.
Contacted at about 2.45 pm, Terengganu police chief Ayub Yaakob confirmed that Mohamad Khalil was among the 22 detained for investigations.
He also told Malaysiakini that the supporters had pelted the police with stones.
He also denied rumours that the police had fired live bullets at the crowd.
Ayub added that the situation was now under control and calm has been restored.
Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan is currently holding a press conference at the national police headquarters in Bukit Aman in Kuala Lumpur on this matter.
It is learnt that voters are now afraid to come out to cast their ballots because of the incident.