He said the police were in the midst of collecting more information.
“We were made to understand that the police have detained three people who planned to carry out an attack on the festival … we are in the midst of collecting (more details).
“The police have identified the said individuals,” he said during the Ministerial Question Time at the Dewan Rakyat today.
He also said the inspector-general of police had given an early warning for the festival to be cancelled.
“I hope YB will understand that the police are colour blind. We are really colour blind and what was done was for the good of all,” said Zahid in his capacity as home minister.
Zahid was replying to an additional question by M Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat) who asked Zahid if the police had identified the number of people involved and the action taken, if any.
The Better Beer Festival, which was supposed to be held on Oct 6-7 at the Publika Mall Shopping Gallery, has been Malaysia’s largest craft beer festival for the previous five years. It features 250 beers from 43 breweries worldwide. It was expected to attract about 6,000 visitors.