KUALA LUMPUR: Former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan has joined Pakatan Rakyat’s security advisory council.
However, Musa insisted he remained neutral, saying he joined the council as he was concerned about political violence during GE13.
“I am just an adviser and not a Pakatan member.
“I am acting in an advisory capacity on security matters. I do not want chaos to occur in the country,” he said yesterday.
Musa said he would gladly join a similar council by Barisan Nasional if the coalition invited him.
“I would do the same if Barisan asked me.
“Political violence is a serious matter, thus we have to ensure that it doesn’t escalate,” he said.
Meanwhile, a news portal quoted retired army chief Jen Tan Sri Md Hashim Hussein, who was appointed as the council chairman, as saying that political violence had no place in the country’s democratic process.
“As people who have spent a great part of our lives protecting and serving Malaysians to ensure peace and safety in our country, we wish to categorically state that political violence has no place in our democratic process,” said Md Hashim, who is also the PKR candidate for Johor Baru.
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