HINDRAF to Protest IGP’s Allegation of terrorist Linkages with 2 Rallies; PAS to continue Peaceful Assemblies; GMI 1 hour Vigil – Anti ISA on Jan 05
Malaysiakini has the report Vigil organisers apply for police permit GMI - Organisers of the aborted candlelight vigil last week have applied for a police permit to hold the event on Jan 5 but what if cops deny permit?
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HINDRAF to Protest IGP’s Allegation of terrorist Linkages with 2 Rallies; PAS to continue Peaceful Assemblies; GMI 1 hour Vigil – Anti ISA on Jan 05 with Permit
Hindraf to hold another two assemblies; Kimberley Lau; theSUN
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We will continue to assemble peacefully - Mohamad Sabu
ImageKUALA LUMPUR - PAS vice president Mohamad Sabu has vowed to continue holding peaceful assemblies at a time when the ruling regime has stepped up its abuse of power to declare these as "illegal". Mohamad said Article 10 of the Constitution which had been affirmed by Court decisions on several occasions as well as rulings made by the National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), clearly stated that a peaceful assembly did not require police permit. "We will continue to assemble until all peaceful assemblies become permissible," he said during a peaceful assembly at the Suhakam compound here recently. The gathering was attended by some 300 people.
No one was arrested despite the heavy police presence. The organizer of the assembly however was seen negotiating for about an hour with a group of policemen half way through the event. Mohamad vowed to have a "
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Peaceful assemblies to go on despite threat of ISA
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Others present at the assembly were PAS treasurer Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice president Sivarasa Rasiah, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) pro tem chairman Nasir Hashim, DAP central working committee member Ronnie Liu, Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel) chairman Abd Malek Hussin and Bar Council representative Amer Hamzah Arshad. The assembly was held among others to call for Suhakam to take "pro-active" measures to repeal Section 27 of the Police Act 1967 and for the human rights body to "investigate" and "interpret" the use of a recent Court injunction which denied the right to assemble near Parliament on Dec 11. A memorandum handed over to Suhakam commissioner Datuk N. Sivasubramaniam and Dr Denison Jayasuria also called for the Commission to refer to the Attorney General of any quarter that poses threats to whoever wanted to assemble peacefully including the police.
Sivarasa said the assembly was a "clear message" that despite threats of arrests using the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA), the people would continue to exercise their rights to assemble. "These are our rights as guaranteed under the Constitution," he said adding that mainstream media portrayal that peaceful assemblies were not "our culture" as "one big lie". He said history has shown how Malaysians has used peaceful assemblies in the run up to obtaining independence from the colonial power.-ES
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GMI solidarity vigil on Jan 5
The police has ruled the intended vigil as "illegal" and threatened arrests. In a statement Syed Ibrahim pointed out that the intended event, "like many others before it, is an entirely peaceful one which is in no way a threat to public order let alone national security".rather been the actions and deliberate provocation by the police which have caused such gatherings to end in chaos," he said. He said in keeping with the constitutional right to peaceful assembly, GMI is firm in its intention to hold the event which is scheduled to be held for about an hour from .
GMI had earlier held a similar vigil and no untoward incidences were reported. Recently several Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders were nabbed under the ISA with a few more thought to be in a "wanted" list.-ES
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Police Willing To Consider Issuing Permit For Gathering
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