Police reject application to hold ‘Save Malaysia’ rally


Bukit Aman has rejected an application for a permit to hold the 'Save Malaysia' rally tomorrow. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 15, 2023.

POLICE have rejected an application to hold the “Save Malaysia” rally tomorrow because the organisers had left out important details in their submission.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said among the details that were omitted in the application were the location of the rally and the names of its organisers.

“We cannot accept the notice because the information provided is incomplete. Previously, it was said that the rally would be held near a shopping centre in the capital, but the latest intelligence received by the police is that it would be held at one of the mosques in Kampung Baru,” Shuhaily said in a press conference at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur last night.

“There is no clear decision from the organisers. This will make it difficult for many parties, including road users.

“The police do not want to overreact and we will make the necessary preparations. I believe they are people experienced in organising these kinds of rallies and they understand the legal implications.”

Earlier, the media reported that the police had received six reports regarding the rally to protest the deputy prime minister’s discharge from his corruption trial. – Bernama, September 15, 2023.


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