Bersih 2.0 said that it is not an "illegal organisation" as decreed by Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Saturday and that the coalition was not an unlawful entity.
Its steering committee member Subramniam Pillay said that while agrees with the home ministry that it is an unregistered organisation, Bersih 2.0 is not legally required to be formally registered.
"We are not a registered society, we are a coalition of legal societies," he said at a press conference at the Bersih 2.0 secretariat headquarters in Petaling Jaya today.
Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (right) last week declared Bersih 2.0 an illegal organisation, on grounds that it is operating without permission of the Registrar of Societies.
This has been used for grounds to arrest several opposition politicians and activists who support Bersih 2.0 and its scheduled rally on July 9.
Subramaniam said there is no basis for Hishammuddin's claim, as coalitions are not required to register unless they intend to become permanent entities.
"Coalitions come together for a cause, and once the objectives of the cause are achieved they are dissolved."
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Its steering committee member Subramniam Pillay said that while agrees with the home ministry that it is an unregistered organisation, Bersih 2.0 is not legally required to be formally registered.
"We are not a registered society, we are a coalition of legal societies," he said at a press conference at the Bersih 2.0 secretariat headquarters in Petaling Jaya today.Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (right) last week declared Bersih 2.0 an illegal organisation, on grounds that it is operating without permission of the Registrar of Societies.
This has been used for grounds to arrest several opposition politicians and activists who support Bersih 2.0 and its scheduled rally on July 9.
Subramaniam said there is no basis for Hishammuddin's claim, as coalitions are not required to register unless they intend to become permanent entities.
"Coalitions come together for a cause, and once the objectives of the cause are achieved they are dissolved."
[More to follow]
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