KUALA LUMPUR - Datuk Ahmad Maslan took Bersih to task for allegedly not adhering to the law in its planned rally this weekend and demanded it retract its intentions for the rally.
The Umno information chief asked the electoral reform group why it did not stick to the rules stipulated in the Peaceful Assembly Act 2011 or opt to hold the rally in a stadium instead.
The Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim had previously suggested the rally be held at the Bukit Jalil stadium.
Ahmad wondered if Bersih’s refusal to hold the gathering in a stadium was due to the fact there would be no opportunity to sensationalise or make viral any action taken by the police for the world to see.
He then asked if the group was using the foreign standard operating procedure to topple the government illegally via street demonstrations.
“Why call yourself Bersih when your tactics are dirty,” he asked in his blog. Bersih is Malay for clean.
The Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister went to state that Bersih had already “won” based on the outcome of the General Election and several by-elections.
“If the method of elections in Malaysia were not right, you would not have obtained 88 seats out of 222 seats in Parliament,” he said alluding to the seats won by the Opposition coalition in the 13th General Elections. - Therakyatpost
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