PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional Youth is open to changing the location of its “Selamatkan Malaysia” rally slated for Sept 16 if the authorities deem the area outside the Sogo shopping mall too small.
PN Youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said he and other leaders would be meeting the police tomorrow after being summoned over the rally and would seek to discuss the matter amicably with the police.
“We will use this opportunity to have an amicable discussion with the police. We hope they will cooperate with us,” he said during a press conference in Parliament today.
“We were informed that it should be held in a bigger space. We are open to any kind of changes and as of now, we are discussing holding the rally outside the Selangor Foundation building in Bukit Bintang.”
Earlier today, it was reported that Gombak Setia assemblyman Hilman Idham was also summoned by police over the PN rally.
Fadhli, who is also PAS Youth chief, said he and his Bersatu counterpart Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal wanted to clarify a few things about the rally with the police, after the deputy inspector-general of police said authorities did not receive any permit application last night.
“We notified the police about the rally yesterday, which is five days before the event. We also applied for a permit from the police last night,” he said.
Yesterday, deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said those who wished to organise an assembly on Sept 16 must comply with legal requirements, which included submitting a permit application five days beforehand, according to Section 9(1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act.
Meanwhile, in a Facebook post, Selangor Umno committee member Jamal Yunos called for a counter-demonstration to be held concurrently with PN Youth’s.
Noting that PN Youth was planning to gather in front of Sogo this Saturday, Jamal called on Umno supporters to also show up dressed in red to “save the country from PN”. - FMT
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