An electoral reform pressure group’s plans for a rally to ask for more reforms to the nation’s electoral system may hit a snag as a minister has pointed out that their planned venue is not an area where the public is allowed to gather, albeit peaceably and without arms.
“Dataran Merdeka is not a gazetted area for peaceful assembly,” de facto law minister Nazri Aziz told reporters when met in Parliament today.
He said this when asked to respond to electoral reform NGO Bersih, which had announced that it will proceed with another massive rally dubbed Bersih 3.0 on April 28, since it felt that the recommendations made by the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on electoral reform had failed to address key reforms the organisation is fighting for.
“Dataran Merdeka is not a gazetted area for peaceful assembly,” de facto law minister Nazri Aziz told reporters when met in Parliament today.
He said this when asked to respond to electoral reform NGO Bersih, which had announced that it will proceed with another massive rally dubbed Bersih 3.0 on April 28, since it felt that the recommendations made by the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on electoral reform had failed to address key reforms the organisation is fighting for.
In an immediate reaction, Bersih 2.0 joint chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan said, “We will discuss with the police on this.”
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