OPPOSITION MPs attempting to march on Parliament today to protest the cancellation of a sitting were met by riot police and threatened with arrest, in Kuala Lumpur.
Following fiery speeches from the opposition leadership at Dataran Merdeka, the assembly of MPs, singing and chanting, set off for Parliament House,
However, en route to the building, they ran into a wall of officers from the Federal Reserve Unit, which is usually deployed for riot control.
The lawmakers ended their protest after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim declared that the “107 MPs” present “have made their point”. – August 2, 2021.
Opposition MPs demand that the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet, at a protest at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, August 2, 2021.Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks to the assembly of MPs waiting to march on Parliament, in Kuala Lumpur, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 2, 2021.Lawmakers come up against a wall of riot police on the road to Parliament, in Kuala Lumpur, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 2, 2021.The Federal Reserve Unit is deployed to stop opposition MPs from entering Parliament, in Kuala Lumpur, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, August 2, 2021.A police barricade prevents MPs from driving into Parliament, after the prime minister's controversial decision to cancel a sitting, ostensibly because of a Covid-19 outbreak. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, August 2, 2021.Opposition MPs gather at Dataran Merdeka after failing to get into Parliament House, in Kuala Lumpur, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, August 2, 2021.Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad takes his turn at the mic before a gathering of opposition MPs at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, August 2, 2021.Opposition MPs protest the cancellation of Parliament, demand the resignation of Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet, at Dataran Merdeka. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 2, 2021.(From left) Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai and Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng work up a sweat at an attempted march on Parliament this morning. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 2, 2021.Police and the FRU form a barrier on the road leading to Parliament House as opposition MPs attempt a march-on. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 2, 2021.The FRU, which is usually deployed for riot control, makes an appearance at the MPs' protest, in Kuala Lumpur, today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, August 2, 2021.Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh gets some relief from the scorching sun in the shade of a tree, at a protest in Kuala Lumpur, today. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, August 2, 2021.
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