The authorities should not bar the Bersih 3.0 rally in view of the precedent set during the January 9 rally at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, said the Bar Council.
Its president Lim Chee Wee said the Bersih coalition, now known as Bersih 2.0, has consistently shown that rallies which it has organised were peaceful, thus the authorities should not deny their constitutional right to assembly
"In any event, the police has allowed the Anwar 901 rally to take place near the court premises. There is no reason why Bersih 3.0 cannot be held at Dataran Merdeka.
“Malaysians have shown that they are able to have assemblies in a peaceful manner," he told Malaysiakini.
Lim said the Bar Council strongly believes that the police will help facilitate the Bersih 3.0 sit-in protest, as it had done for theJanuary 9 rally and Himpunan Hijau rally on February 26.
"The police should stop repeat the mistakes of the previous Bersih 2.0 rally. These mistakes have been confirmed by the Suhakam inquiry proceedings that examine the events of Bersih 2.0.
“It confirmed that Bersih 2.0 was a peaceful rally and that there was indiscriminate use of non-lethal force by the police," he said.
He added that the Bar Council had consistently respected the constitutional rights of anyone to assembly peacefully, by groups ranging from the Bersih coalition to Malay rights pressure group Perkasa.
In addition, he said the Bar Council will organise a monitoring team and provide a legal aid representation team for Bersih 3.0.
Its president Lim Chee Wee said the Bersih coalition, now known as Bersih 2.0, has consistently shown that rallies which it has organised were peaceful, thus the authorities should not deny their constitutional right to assembly
"In any event, the police has allowed the Anwar 901 rally to take place near the court premises. There is no reason why Bersih 3.0 cannot be held at Dataran Merdeka.
“Malaysians have shown that they are able to have assemblies in a peaceful manner," he told Malaysiakini.
Lim said the Bar Council strongly believes that the police will help facilitate the Bersih 3.0 sit-in protest, as it had done for theJanuary 9 rally and Himpunan Hijau rally on February 26.
"The police should stop repeat the mistakes of the previous Bersih 2.0 rally. These mistakes have been confirmed by the Suhakam inquiry proceedings that examine the events of Bersih 2.0.
“It confirmed that Bersih 2.0 was a peaceful rally and that there was indiscriminate use of non-lethal force by the police," he said.
He added that the Bar Council had consistently respected the constitutional rights of anyone to assembly peacefully, by groups ranging from the Bersih coalition to Malay rights pressure group Perkasa.
In addition, he said the Bar Council will organise a monitoring team and provide a legal aid representation team for Bersih 3.0.
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