Merdeka Review – Gerakan Youth chief Lim Si Pin decided at the last minute not to participate in tomorrow’s rally, instead to submit a memorandum to the Head of State this afternoon at the National Palace. About 40 youth members are there to support the anti-ISA movement but were intercepted by the police and Royal Palace officer. Press conference held in front of the palace was choke off with nosy spray.
GMI demonstration originally scheduled for tomorrow, but when Si Pin said that the police have announced that tomorrow’s march is illegal and possibility of violence, but in order to express support for GMI, Youth Gerakan change it today to walk from the MA Alliance Insurance Building (Menara MAA) to the national palace to submit a memorandum.
At about 14:30, the police approached Lim and the congregate。 After the two sides negotiated, Lim decided to go in a convoy of cars to the palace。 Congested road traffic near the palace resulted Lim Si Pin, Ang Chin Tat and others arrived at about 15:00. CPO Wan Abdul Bakhri informed the palace administrative staff and was told to Si Pin that only allow one person getting close to the palace gate.
The administrative staff informed Si Pin, because they are not notified via a letter of this memorandum to be submitted to the Royal Palace today, she refused to accept it, thus “calling for the abolition of” the Internal Security Act unofficial.
Lim held a press conference at the scene and told the media, they will send a letter to the palace as soon as possible and hope to submit a memorandum to the palace next week. There was a orange taste police pepper spray released during the conference, a choking smell orange pepper nasal at the site, 60 journalists and members of the public were forced to leave the palace.
In addition to the Youth Gerakan members at the scene, the Bar Council also sent two observers Saha Deva and Roger Chan at the scene.
However, the Brickfields police district had already placed more than 50 police officers at the main entrance of the palace, in addition to uniformed police officers, several of the Political Department and 20 police officers waiting at the scene. Lastly Lim also said Gerakan Youth is to defend the spirit of the Constitution and safeguard the position of the citizens. He expressed the hope that the people adhere to the previous position of Youth Gerakan, to do things right.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Pemuda Gerakan hari ini gagal menyerahkan memorandum kepada Yang di-Pertuan Agong yang meminta supaya Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) dihapuskan.
Kira-kira 40 orang anggota Pemuda Gerakan termasuk ketuanya Lim Si Pin serta lima orang peguam yang berkumpul di hadapan Istana Negara gagal menyerahkan memorandum itu kepada wakil istana kerana penyerahan itu dikatakan tidak mengikut prosedur.
"Pihak istana menasihati kita supaya menulis surat penyerahan memorandum dan diberikan kepada istana. Kita akur dengan arahan itu dan akan menulis surat pada Isnin depan untuk diserahkan kepada istana," kata Lim kepada pemberita di hadapan Istana Negara.
Ditanya mengapa beliau menyerahkan memorandum itu hari ini, Lim berkata tindakan itu dibuat kerana Gerakan mengambil keputusan membatalkan hasrat menyertai perhimpunan anti-ISA esok.
Sebelum itu, kumpulan terbabit berkumpul di hadapan Wisma MAA di Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama jam 2.30 petang untuk berarak ke Istana Negara tetapi terpaksa membatalkan rancangan itu setengah jam kemudian atas arahan polis.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Daerah Brickfields, Superintendan Azri Abdul Rahman ketika dihubungi berkata, tiada sebarang kekecohan berlaku dan keadaan adalah terkawal. – Bernama
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