Speaking today, PSD Director-General Tan Sri Abu Bakar Abdullah said the severity of the punishment hinged on the extent of the individual’s participation in the rally calling for electoral reforms.
“The action against them will depend on whether they were involved directly, that is, taking active part in the demonstration, or indirectly through the distribution of T-shirts or other items connected to the rally,” he said.
Abu Bakar, however, said his department has yet to receive any reports of civil service participation in the rally.
The PSD and other government agencies had issued warnings last month to their employees warning them against taking part in the event.
Bersih claimed a turnout of 50,000 for Saturday’s street rally, which went ahead without police permission after protracted negotiation with the authorities.
The coalition of 62 NGOs took to the streets despite previously accepting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s offer to move the street rally to a stadium, after the government refused to allow the gathering to take place in Stadium Merdeka.
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