Police raid anti-Azam rally ceramah, arrests reported

 

Attendees of the briefing waiting outside Restoran Amjal in Petaling Jaya tonight. They said they were stopped from leaving the area. (Twitter pic)

PETALING JAYA: A ceramah in advance of tomorrow’s #TangkapAzamBaki rally was raided by the police this evening, and a few arrests made, according to rally organisers.

The briefing was held at a restaurant here in preparation for the street protest scheduled to take place below the LRT station in Jalan Bangsar.

The organisers said on Twitter that a few attendees at tonight’s ceramah were also arrested, while some attendees claimed the police stopped them from leaving the restaurant after the briefing.

“The police are asking for our MyKads and taking down our details. So we are all standing around here and are not allowed to leave,” tweeted Muda vice-president Dr Thanussha Francis Xavier.

The police have been contacted for comment. - FMT