SHAH ALAM, Aug 29 — The organiser of the Gabungan Janji gathering scheduled to be held in Dataran Merdeka tomorrow has been reminded to abide by the law under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the organiser should have officially applied to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) first because Dataran Merdeka was under its jurisdiction.
“The owner of the area (Dataran Merdeka) is DBKL, and we cannot directly intervene on matters of issuing permission.
“Nevertheless, we are still waiting for fresh development from DBKL and to date, I have not received official information on the status of the application,” he told a press conference after opening a national-level Criminal Consequences Awareness Campaign organised by the Malaysian Indian Youths Development Foundation here today.
He said this when asked to comment on the gathering, which is scheduled for Dataran Merdeka tomorrow, in conjunction with National Day celebrations this year.
Hishamuddin (picture) said the police would safeguard the security of all parties at the gathering.
He believed the majority of the people would not be duped into joining the gathering, as what had transpired during the Bersih 3.0 gathering was still fresh in their mind.
Meanwhile, the minister rapped certain quarters who have ridiculed and questioned the crime index rate announced by the ministry.
He said it was important to promptly reply to accusations targeting the ministry, especially through social media, so that others would not be influenced.— Bernama
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