Police to investigate Gamis over anti-Dong Zong rally

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 4 years ago · Published on 1 Jan 2020 6:30PM · 9 Comments

Police will investigate the Malaysian Muslim Students’ Coalition over its anti-Dong Zong rally today, saying it did not meet the requirements of the Peaceful Assembly Act. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, January 1, 2020.

POLICE will investigate the Malaysian Muslim Students’ Coalition (Gamis) over its anti-Dong Zong rally today which did not met requirements under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA).

Dang Wangi District Police Chief ACP Mohd Fahmi Visuvanathan Abdullah told The Malaysian Insight the organiser had failed to submit a notice for the rally.

“The rally ended peacefully and there was no arrest. However, we are investigating it under Section 9 (1) of the PAA.

“It was against the PAA act to hold a rally without a notice submitted to the police, but we could not make arrests because to make an arrest under the PAA, a warrant is needed,” he said.

Police yesterday declared the rally unlawful but allowed it to proceed in the city centre today. 

There was minimal police presence, with about 30 officers visible, as some 400 protesters marched from Masjid Jamek to the Sogo shopping centre, carrying banners calling for Chinese education group Dong Zong to be banned.

The rally was held to oppose Dong Jiao Zong’s objection to the Education Ministry’s plan to introduce Jawi writing to Year 4 vernacular school pupils.

Dong Zong is part of Dong Jiao Zong, which represents vernacular school teachers and school committees.

Dong Jiao Zong was to have held a congress last Saturday to discuss the matter.

The congress was halted after police obtained a court order to stop it, but Gamis proceeded with its demonstration today.

In speeches today, Gamis president Saifullah Baiduri pledged to stage another, bigger rally, if Chinese groups continue to object to Jawi lessons in vernacular schools.

There were also speeches branding Dong Zong as “communist agents and sympathisers”, and rhetoric about how the Chinese should be grateful for being allowed citizenship because of “Malay generosity”. – January 1, 2020.

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  • Malay generosity ????

    Posted 4 years ago by Charis W · Reply

    • A group of retard parasites twisting the historical facts! Biro tata negara has to be responsible for their stupidity!

      Posted 4 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • New Year joke . Do not know where to get the warrant of arrest .

    Posted 4 years ago by Astann astann · Reply

  • Court closed on new year day, so can't obtain any court order. Haha

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • No warrant ? No judges under critical allowance to issue warrant ? After this NFA.

    Posted 4 years ago by Jacob Hong · Reply

  • This is rule of law? This round of New Malaysia standard is no difference from BN era. If this persist, the country will go backwards. Many will hurry to go overseas for greener pastures. Already it is in a very bad business condition now, every businessman can see the pessimistic situation and market but only Govt don't see it.

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • The police did nothing, just standby for what ? Why they did not get a court order to stop this threatening crowd ?. PDRM please do your job la, the rakyat is getting pissed off with your tidak apa attitude.

    Posted 4 years ago by Chooi hoe TEH · Reply

  • Is there a need to investigate when evident of an illegal assembly is crystal clear?

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • The Police in Malaysia are the worst ! The next thing is when they run around smashing and beating people, police will give another excuse. This is the seeds for terrorism, if you dont nip it in the bud you are in big trouble.

    Posted 4 years ago by Partick Ignatious · Reply