|We are just carrying out our duties, says KL mayor|
|Saturday, 28 April 2012 01:59pm|
The New Straits Times (Used by permission)
Seni Silat Malaysia and Malay-rights group Perkasa, had also applied to hold rallies at Dataran Merdeka, but were turned down.
"All these applications were rejected as they were not national events to benefit the people," Fuad said, adding that they had to be consistent in enforcing the law.
He said Bersih claimed they only wanted to hold the demonstration for two hours at Dataran Merdeka.
"It doesn't matter whether they want to sit there for five minutes or more, it's still against the law. If no enforcement is carried out by City Hall, people will question our relevance," said Fuad, adding that they are just carrying out their duties.
In response, Bersih said it was adamant about holding the planned sit-in protest, but pledged not to breach the court order.
"We will gather at various points in the city and move as close as possible to Dataran Merdeka," said its co-chairperson Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan at a press conference.
Ambiga was served with the court order at 12.08pm yesterday.
She was of the opinion that under Section 14 (1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act, once the police had receive notification of an assembly from the organiser, it could only impose conditions on the assembly. Additional reporting by Ili Liyana Mokhtar & Lavanya Lingan.
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