Police have detained a group of around seven pro-Palestine protesters who had gathered near the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur this morning.
One of the group members, who did not wish to be named, told Malaysiakini that the group had gathered for about an hour near the embassy’s rear entrance.
“They first asked us to move down the street so we were not directly in front of the embassy gates because they said we were in front of someone’s house.
“We complied and stood in front of an empty lot. They took photos and filmed us,” said the individual.
They added that when they tried to disperse, the police asked for their identification cards and they were subsequently detained and taken to the Pudu district police headquarters.
When contacted, Wangsa Maju district police chief Mohammad Lazim Ismail confirmed that police have rounded up several individuals for illegal gathering, but declined to comment further saying he would issue a press statement soon.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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