The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has strongly denied that its officers practised racism during raids on illegal traders. <br /> <br />MBPP secretary Yew Tung Siang said council officers were professionally trained and were merely carrying out instructions to weed out illegal businesses. <br /> <br />He was responding to an incident last night when two traders drove off with an MBPP lorry during a raid in Tanjong Tokong. <br /> <br />In the 8.50pm incident, trader Mohammad Haziq Ammar Mohd Hussain drove off with the lorry, heading to the Pulau Tikus police station to lodge a report against the MBPP. <br /> <br />At the police station, Mohammad Haziq said he “stole” the lorry to resolve the problem amicab
