Penang BN chief tells of ‘death threat’ against Psy

A "death threat" was among the reasons South Korean popstar Psy (pix) was not able to join Barisan Nasional leaders for the yee sang tossing ceremony at the Penang BN Chinese New Year Open House on Monday.State BN chief Teng Chang Yeow said police had informed the organisers of the threat on Psy, whose real name is Park Jae-sang.

"The police had received information that there was an attempt on Psy's life," he said.Describing the developments as "technical hiccups" occurring during the event, Teng sought to refute rumours over reasons Psy did not turn up to toss yee sang with Najib and other BN leaders.

He said the female emcee for the event did not take the cue from the stage manager and failed to introduce the Korean megastar.Teng also said Psy was only scheduled to perform, and did not understand the significance of the yee sang ceremony.

When contacted, deputy Penang police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi confirmed there was a a threat to sabotage the event.

"We received information about it. So, we provided round-the-clock tight security for him from the time he arrived until he left on Monday night," he said.

GEORGE TOWN (Feb 14, 2013): http://m.thesundaily.my/node/188037

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