Well, this Saturday, there may be a Peaceful Assembly“Demo Rakyat Lawan Anwar” (Malay for “People Against Anwar Administration”) - the organisers was reported saying that it will proceed.
The rally is scheduled to take place this Saturday starting from 4pm to 6.45pm at the public car park opposite the prime minister’s official residence at the Putrajaya’s Seri Perdana Complex. Protesters have been told to wear black to the protest which is aimed as a warning towards Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
However, the police is telling people not to attend....
The police have advised the public against participating in a rally planned to be held at the Public Car Park in front of Seri Perdana Complex, in Putrajaya, this Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said no permission has been granted by the owner of the proposed venue, Putrajaya Corporation, to hold the event as required under the Peaceful Assembly Act (Act 736).
Did the organisers give the required 5-day Notice before the planned exercise of the right of Peaceful Assembly? YES, THEY DID.
So, now what? Police says that they did not get the permission of Putrajaya Corporation... The law says that organizers must provide a '....copy of the consent of the owner or occupier of the place of assembly, if applicable...'
This is an ABSURD requirement - because the one's exercising their right of Peaceful Assembly for a particular matter SHOULD NEVER impose anyone else from taking a position. Owners of the place of intended assembly may not agree with the reasons for the peaceful assembly, or they may 'silently' agree but may be unwilling to give a SIGNED Consent - Why is the law requiring such an ABSURD thing? These owners may RESPECT peoples' right to peaceful assembly - so do not force them to give any written consent, which can be wrongly construed as their endorsement of the objects of the said peaceful assembly. Remove requirement of consent of owners of property...
Worse, this event is happening in a public space - that normally will come under the Local Council/Government? In the case of Putrajaya, it is the Putrajaya Corporation, which comes under the Minister responsible for the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, which is a Minister under the Prime Minister's Department - and the Prime Minister is Anwar Ibrahim
Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPJ) was established under the Perbadanan Putrajaya 1995 (Act 536) for the purpose of managing and administering the Federal Territory of Putrajaya.
Perbadanan Putrajaya is also entrusted with the functions of a local authority and local planning authority by various orders
BEST, if Anwar or Minister Zaliha Mustafa comes out fast and gives the required CONSENT of Perbadanan Putrajaya(the de facto Local Council/Government of Putrajaya) - UNLESS they are against Malaysians exercising their RIGHT TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY...more so when it is a protest against Anwar's government.
To date, PM Anwar has been silent ...to date other Pakatan Harapan leaders have been silent - DAP, Amanah, etc. Do they not support the RIGHT of Peaceful Assembly of Malaysians? We are not asking them to support the reasons or the objects of the said Peaceful Assembly - just the right to organize and participate in a Peaceful Assembly.
Is there a right of Peaceful Assembly in Malaysia?
POLICE - It was wrong for the police to tell people NOT to attend a Peaceful Assembly. They should be INDEPENDENT - not pro-government and not anti-government.
The police role should just be to ensure that the persons who want to exercise their right to Peaceful Assembly can safely exercise this right. Hence, police maybe will stop those who try to disrupt the exercise of this right.
5-day Notice must be abolished. Those organizing a Peaceful Assembly should just be encouraged to inform police - so that the police can PROTECT them when they exercise their FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT..
5-day Notice prevents a needed speedy response of people in Malaysia. Something happens, like in Gaza or even a 'sudden' tabling of a BAD law in Parliament. Note some laws are tabled and passed in less than a few days. So, people who wanted to protest by a Peaceful Assembly cannot exercise their right of protest BEFORE such laws are passed. Too late because of the 5-day notice requirement??
ABOLISH the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 - which makes it SO DIFFICULT for people to organize Peaceful Assemblies in Malaysia.
The requirement for written CONSENT of the owner of the place of assembly must be removed. Other bad provisions too must go.
nnn
See Malaysian Bar Resolution on Peaceful Assembly
Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 - PH amendments FAIL to restore right to freedom of assembly?
There wouldn't have been time to even do a peaceful protest - because the Freedom Assembly was passed so fast
SUHAKAM: PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY BILL 2011 MUST NOT IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHTS OF EVERYONE TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY
Organisers of YB Viral’s anti-Anwar protest say will go ahead despite rejection by Putrajaya local govt, tell cops to facilitate instead
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Organisers of an anti-Anwar government rally planned in Putrajaya this Saturday said today it will still go ahead despite the police deeming it “illegal”.
Parti Pejuang Tanahair lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, who is representing the organiser of the “Demo Rakyat Lawan Anwar” (Malay for “People Against Anwar Administration”) said the public is protected by the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.
“Any assembly to express criticism and express opinions, that is allowed in the legal process. Not only is it guaranteed in Article 10 in the Federal Constitution, but it is regulated in Act 736, the Peaceful Assembly Act.
“We thank the police in facilitating the process of applying, but police’s responsibilities doesn’t stop there, they must facilitate the protest,” he said in a press conference here.
The lawyer said the organiser will go to the court if there are any actions taken against them for the rally.
“There have been past cases in court that sided with the organisers. We believe this is a peaceful assembly. God willing, nothing will go out of order,” he said.
Earlier today, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the rally has been deemed illegal after failing to obtain permission from the local authority Putrajaya Corporation.
Influencer Aidil Yunus, also known as YB Viral, said he received an email about noon today from Putrajaya Corp, in which the latter cited maintenance works as the reason for not permitting the event.
But Aidil instead criticised Putrajaya Corp, saying it is being funded by taxpayers. Putrajaya Corp falls under the purview of the Prime Minister’s Department.
Besides Aidil, organiser Demi Negara's public faces also included 80s singer-turned-PAS influencer Dayangku Intan (real name Tunku Intan Abdul Hamid) and Sarawakian activist Siti Zulaikha Olivia, also known as Mak Iban Olivia.
The rally is scheduled to take place this Saturday starting from 4pm to 6.45pm at the public car park opposite the prime minister’s official residence at the Putrajaya’s Seri Perdana Complex. Protesters have been told to wear black to the protest which is aimed as a warning towards Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Organisers said the rally will demand eight things from Anwar, who’s also the finance minister: Lowering the price of diesel and keeping the price of RON95 and gas; restoring the supply of local rice without increasing the price and defending the plight of the rice farmers; handling drop-outs from Covid-19; and addressing issues such as the cost of living, public health, equal allocation for all lawmakers; and freedom of speech and economic sovereignty. - Malay Mail, 27/6/2024
Cops warn public against joining anti-Anwar rally in Putrajaya as organisers signal defiance
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The police have advised the public against participating in a rally planned to be held at the Public Car Park in front of Seri Perdana Complex, in Putrajaya, this Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said no permission has been granted by the owner of the proposed venue, Putrajaya Corporation, to hold the event as required under the Peaceful Assembly Act (Act 736).
He said strict action would be taken against any quarters that attended the event.
According to him, the police received a letter of notification from its organiser last June 14 to hold the rally, but no permission was given by the owner of the venue.
“The landowner (Putrajaya Corporation) does not allow the assembly there and we advise the organiser, known as Demi Negara, not to continue with the assembly,” he told a media conference at the Brickfields district police headquarters, here today.
Rusdi said the police had detected a viral video on the TikTok application inviting the public to join the rally.
The
police have received 85 reports regarding the issue and have opened an
investigation paper under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code and Section
233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. — Bernama, Malay Mail, 27/6/2024
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