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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Bar Council: Street protests should be allowed

The Bar Council has called on the government to amend the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 to allow street protests.

In a statement today, its president Lim Chee Wee said such activity was already recognised in the Bill as an "moving assembly".

"The prohibition of a 'street protest' is inconsistent with section 10(e)(viii) of the Bill itself (regarding the notification process), which refers to an assembly in procession," he said.

Lim argued that a street protest, as a form of assembly in motion or procession, is already legally recognised in Section 27 of the Police Act 1967.

"Such an assembly in motion is also permitted in most, if not all, of the jurisdictions that we would consider as having a model piece of legislation.

"Furthermore, there have been several peaceful 'street protests' in Malaysia," said Lim.

This was one of the Bar Council's seven proposed amendments to the Bill which was tabled today.

Lim said the council was surprised by the stipulation prohibiting street protests as this was not revealed during the consultation process with the Attorney-General's Chambers.

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