The Inspector General of Police told Pakatan Rakyat leaders to follow the rules at the planned gathering to hand over a memorandum to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall on Dec 16.
KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector General of Police, Khalid Abu Bakar this evening lambasted Batu MP, Tian Chua for refusing to follow guidelines of the Peaceful Assembly Act for a planned protest against quit rent hike proposed by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, on December 16.
The senior top cop said rules and laws have been provided to ensure smoothness of the assembly and that the police were ready to assist the protesters by manning traffic in the area.
“There are laws why can’t they just follow it. We are here to help them and to help everyone else,” he said.
He added that the police might take precautionary measures to prevent any unnecessary incidents on that day.
“We would take action to prevent unwanted incidents. I urged them to apply for a permit and follow the rules.”
“This is to ensure that everyone else is happy. We could take care of the traffic and so forth,” he said.
This morning, Batu MP Tian Chua told FMT that there was no need for Pakatan Rakyat to submit an application under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAC) for their rally at Dataran DBKL next week.
Speaking to FMT he said that it is only a submission of the objection letters to the rate hike.
When told the gathering has been described as a “rally” by various quarters including the police, Chua said: “They can describe is as anything they want”
Yesterday Khalid had urged the leaders in Pakatan Rakyat that his men would assist them in their Dec 16 rally against the Kuala Lumpur assessment rate hike as long as they abide by guidelines given in the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAC).
Last week, opposition MP’s representing Kuala Lumpur constituencies told the press they planned to rally at Dataran DBKL on Dec 16.
This came after DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) had sent out a notice to property owners informing them of the impending rise in assessment rates. In some cases, the hike would be as high 1,000%.
The MPs called for a lower increase, saying 10% to 15% would be reasonable.
The DBKL had set Dec 17 as the deadline for objections.
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