The Lumut, Perak leg of the Bersih 5 nationwide convoy was allegedly attacked by a gang of red shirt supporters on motorcycles as the electoral reform group started their journey this morning.
"Yes. they attacked when we were gathering at Lumut's Marina Wings Water Front. There were about 100 of them.
"They shouted, 'Mati! Mati! Bersih! Bersih!' (Die, bersih)," Bersih secretariat manager Mandeep Singh, who was with the group, told Malaysiakini.
He related when they started moving at about 9.30am, the red shirt bikers on about 30 to 40 motorbikes tailed the convoy and started pulling flags from convoy vehicles, kicking the cars and punching their vehicles' side mirrors.
He said however there were no physical attacks on the participants thus far.
"But we are not sure what will be happen if we were outside," he said.
Cops witnessed incident
Mandeep said they finally outran their pursuers after they separated and regrouped somewhere on the way to Teluk Intan after 12pm, and they do not know where the red shirts bikers are now.
Mandeep said there were plain clothes police officers recording the attack using cameras, though they did nothing when the incident occurred.
Asked if they will lodge a police report, Mandeep said with the police present and recording footage during the incidents, it may not be necessary, although he said they will announce their next course of action at a press conference later today.
"I think there is no need for us to (lodge a) police report, because the police were present when it happened. The police should take action as they have the recordings.
"The OCPD was present here and there. They should take action because they witnessed the incident," said Mandeep.
He said the police should take action and put a stop to such violent actions against the peaceful Bersih 5 convoy. -Mkini
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