Former soldier Mohd Ali Baharom, better known as Ali Tinju, showing a police report after he claimed Jamal Yunos had wanted to kill him.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Former soldier Mohd Ali Baharom today alleged that former “Red Shirt” ally Datuk Jamal Yunos threatened to assault and shoot him.

Mohd Ali, better known as Ali Tinju, said he feared for his safety and urged the police to take action, after lodging a report at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters.

“As an Umno division chief, he is behaving like a gangster. Just because he has a gun, he cannot simply threaten to use it to shoot anyone,” he told reporters after lodging the police report.

Mohd Ali alleged that Jamal called him yesterday at about 6.30pm to threaten him after the former told the media that the latter was unfit to contest in the Sungai Besar by-election.

Today, Mohd Ali said Jamal’s alleged threat supported his statement on the Sungai Besar Umno division leader.

“You see, he is rude and proud of himself and is simply threatening to kill people,” he said.

Mohd Ali urged the IGP to revoke Datuk Jamal Yunos’ (pic) firearms permit to ensure his and the public’s safety. ― Picture by Choo Choy May

Mohd Ali also urged the Inspector-General of Police to revoke Jamal’s firearms permit to ensure his and the public’s safety.

Jamal did not respond to attempts to contact him for comments.

Mohd Ali and Jamal had collaborated during the so-called “Red Shirts” rally to uphold Malay honour in Kuala Lumpur last September.

The Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar federal constituencies became vacant after Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Noriah Kasnon and Wan Muhammad Khairil Anuar Wan Ahmad were killed in a helicopter crash in Sarawak last week.