Misinformation Minister

PORT DICKSON -- The people should be aware of and understand the tactics of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is said to be always lying, including on the Bersih 3.0 protest rally on April 28.

Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said Anwar's claim that over 200,000 people participated in that rally, was a lie as the actual number was 22,275.

"How did we get this figure? We got it from aerial views (of the rally) with the cooperation of the police and other parties, which used the method called centimetre exposition mechanism photography.

"For each centimetre, we did a headcount and we found the total number (of rally participants) to be 22,275 but Anwar said it was more than 200,000. What does this mean then? From here, we can see that Anwar was lying, as he always does."

Rais said this in his speech when opening the Teluk Kemang parliamentary constituency's Program Mesra 1Malaysia, here, Sunday.

-- BERNAMA