The organiser of a planned rally against MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki has claimed that police are closing down a total of 58 roads and streets in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to deter the public from participating in the protest.
In a statement, the 'Tangkap Azam Baki' Action Committee said based on a list that had gone viral on social media, the authority will be conducting what they call ‘Op Aman’ to block the roads.
"This lockdown is expected to stop the #TangkapAzamBaki rally that will take place at 11am tomorrow, which is organised in relation to the scandal involving Azam.
"If the list of roadblocks is genuine, then this lockdown is much more severe than the lockdown that was imposed to prevent Covid-19 during the movement control order in 2020 and 2021.
"Such a lockdown aimed at saving one individual is unreasonable," the committee said.
They also urged the police to confirm if the list is true or otherwise.
Media members in the Kuala Lumpur police WhatsApp group have sent requests for comments on the matter but have yet to receive any response.
According to the list of roadblocks that had gone viral, many major roads leading to the city centre would either be closed or diverted.
These include the exits leading to Kuala Lumpur at Jalan Kinabalu, Jalan Kuching, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Maharajalela, Jalan Loke Yew, Sungei Besi Highway, and Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim, among others.
Azam came under scrutiny recently after allegations surfaced about him having owned shares in two companies back in 2015.
According to Excel Force Bhd’s 2015 annual report, Azam owned 2,156,000 warrants in the company as of March 21, 2016. At the time, Azam was the head of MACC’s investigation division.
However, in a press conference on Jan 5, Azam said he did not do anything wrong as the shares were bought by his brother, who only used his name. - Mkini
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