Culture of fear won’t work by banning Bersih T-shirts

Malaysians have broken barriers and gone beyond that, says Bersih chairman.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry’s banning of the Bersih 4 T-shirts is laughable and it is a show of a desperate government’s inability to deal with diverse views, said Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah.

Chin said Malaysians had broken barriers and were able to deal with the culture of fear created by those in power and using religion to divide and rule.

“The demands of Bersih 4 printed on the T-shirts are the people’s call for democratic reform.

“We cannot go on having a failed political system that breeds corruption and an ailing econony.

“This is the time for every Malaysian to make a stand and demand for rationality, she said in a statement today.

Chin urged supporters to be there and be proud of the Bersih 4 T-shirts.

“It is a symbol of our fight to bring a sense of justice and stability to this beloved nation of ours,” she said.

She added that the public need not fear as Bersih had laywers on standby to deal with any legal situation that might arise.