Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, the PKR state assemblyman for Seri Setia, will be charged in the Petaling Jaya Sessions court on Friday over the recently-held Kelana Jaya rally to protest fraud and irregularities in the May 5 general election.
The mammoth rally had drawn more than 150,000 people from all walks of life who came to show support for Anwar Ibrahim and his Opposition coalition, the Pakatan Rakyat, which claims they were "robbed" of electoral victory due to rampant cheating by quarters linked to Prime Minister Najib Razak.
The latest high-handed police action is unlikely to deter the Pakatan from carrying on with their wildly-successive 'roadshows'. After the success of Kelana Jaya, they have held mega-rallies in Penang, Ipoh, Kuantan and Johor.
So far, not less than 500,000 people have come to see Anwar and the other Pakatan leaders talk about GE13 fraud at the 5 rallies. The unprecedented public support may be why Prime Minister Najib is moving to mow down the Pakatan's momentum.
Crackdown on organizers
Police have also hauled up the alleged organisers for Wednesday's Black505 rally held in front of the PKR's office in Taman Puteri Wangsa, Johor.
PKR state secretary Abdul Shukor bin Ayob and state work secretary Yuneswaran A/L Ramaraj were called up for alleged involvement in the gathering which drew a crowd of more than 60,000.
"The move to interview them over the event is an intimidation of those seeking to exercise their right to assemble in a peaceful manner," PKR's communications bureau had said in a statement issued on Thursday.
Meanwhile, PKR officials say Nik Nazmi will be charged under Section 9(1) of Peaceful Assembly Act and faces a fine of up to RM10,000 if found guilty. Lawyers Eric Paulsen and Latheefa Koya are expected to accompany Nik Nazmi to court at 8.30am.
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