Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said protestors found with pro-Bersih 2.0 materials will be arrested even though they have been allowed to hold a rally at the stadium because the organisation was deemed to be "illegal".
“On clothing or items with Bersih motifs on them, Bersih 2.0 has been gazetted as illegal so anything to do with Bersih 2.0 will be wrong, will be disallowed and we will take action,” he told a press conference on Wednesday.
“Bersih is an illegal society so we advise them not to use materials supporting it or anything showing support of Bersih is illegal."
This means if the coalition were granted a permit for the rally, anyone found with materials in support of the outlawed group would be hauled in.
Police have continued with its pre-rally clampdown on Bersih 2.0 supporters despite the apparent truce between the government and the coalition.
Bersih 2.0 is made up of over 62 non-governmental organisations and is holding a rally this Saturday to push for electoral reform.
Remand stays
Meanwhile, Khalid also said the police will not entertain any plea to release the six Parti Sosialis Malaysia members detained under the Emergency Ordinance for allegedly trying to rekindle Communism, consorting with "foreign agents". The EO allows for indefinite detention without trial.
The six are MP for Sungai Siput Michael Jeyakumar, deputy chairman M Saraswathy, central committee members Choo Chon Kai, M Sukumaran, Sungai Siput branch secretary A Letchumanan and youth leader Sarat Babu.
“Their activities affect public peace and order so any request for their freedom will not be entertained,” Khalid said.
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