Anwar unfazed by government crackdown

The slew of arrests following accusations of electoral fraud in the May 5 general election has not spooked de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim into giving up the opposition struggle.

Telling this to about 20,000 who attended a 'Blackout 505' rally in Kuala Ibai, Terengganu last night, he said he will fight on so long as the people continue to support him.

"The crackdown has begun. We all know who will be their target in the end.

"If these arrests are a signal by Prime Minister Najib (Abdul Razak) or the home minister (Ahmad Zahid Hamidi) to rattle me, I'm telling you now that I am not afraid as long as the rakyat are with me," he said to cheers.

The rally last night was part of the nationwide rallies organised by Pakatan Rakyat to spread the word about electoral fraud in GE13, which the opposition despite winning 51 percent of the popular votes, failed to win power.

Also at last night's rally were PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu and party vice-president Husam Musa.

PKR vice-president and Batu MP Tian Chua was also slated to speak at the rally but he was picked up by police at the Kuala Lumpur Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) airport before boarding his flight to Terengganu yesterday.

Police investigations

Police also arrested human rights activist Haris Ibrahim and PAS activist Tamrin Ghafar in separate locations yesterday.

The trio, believed to be nabbed in relation to a protest rally planned this Saturday in Kuala Lumpur, were arrested under the Sedition Act and held at the Jinjang Police Station.

Since the election, six Pakatan leaders and activists have come under police investigations for separate alleged offences.

They include Seri Setia assemblyperson Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim, Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli, DAP veteran Dr Chen Man Hin, Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming and Serdang MP Ong Kian Ming.

The police action is under the watch of newly-appointed inspector general of police Khalid Abu Bakar.