Anti ISA Candle Light Vigil Dataran Merdeka - 5 Jan 08

M'sian police break up rally against detention without trial law
KUALA LUMPUR - BANGING batons against their shields, Malaysian police on Saturday chased away hundreds of demonstrators who held a candlelight vigil to protest against a decades-old law allowing indefinite detention without trial. A water cannon fired a single burst to drive away the last stragglers among the crowd in downtown Kuala Lumpur, ending a 90-minute standoff. Police had banned the rally to protest the Internal Security Act. It was the latest in a series of protests that had rocked the government in recent months. Any gathering of more than four people requires a police permit. 'It is a peaceful gathering just to send a message that all citizens have a right to voice their feelings,' said Mr Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, chairman of the Abolish ISA Movement that organised the rally. 'This law is unjust. I think it is time to voice our human rights,' he said, adding that the group would hold more protests. About 300 people lit candles and gathered behind a police barricade that prevented them from marching to the nearby Independence Square, where they had originally planned to hold the protest. Police gave them 15 minutes to disperse, during which the protesters chanted 'No ISA!' before being pushed back by riot police and a water cannon truck. The crowd retreated but gathered again about 100 metres from the police barricade. After a while, riot police began chasing protesters away. One person was seen being dragged away by police but it was unclear if he has been arrested

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• Malaysia
• ISA
• Protest
• Dataran
• Merdeka

[kakukikangku]

balik tidor la, babi polis! banyak lagi kes belum siasat, mari sini buat kacau saja.....

[dhaya19]

balik kampunglah Polis malaysia..... macam anjing BN saja!