POLICE will take stern action against those taking part in the planned protest outside the Parliament building tomorrow, said Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun,

He said under the Peaceful Assembly Act (APA) 2012, the police are authorised to act against those taking part in an assembly without a permit.

“We will monitor the situation and will act accordingly under the APA 2012 against those who defy the order,” he told reporters after the Royal Malaysia Police Excellent Service Awards ceremony at Bukit Aman here today.

It is learnt that electoral reform movement Bersih 2.0 plans to hold a rally outside Parliament tomorrow and to submit a memorandum of protest to Prime Minister Najib Razak and Dewan Rakyat Speaker  Pandikar Amin Mulia over the Election Commission’s redelineation proposal.

Meanwhile, Fuzi said the police were prepared for the14th general election (GE14), including being ready to deploy more personnel should there be more electoral constituencies this time around. 

He said about 79,000 police personnel or 69% of the force from various departments and units would be deployed in GE14.

Fuzi also said security control would be enhanced from time to time especially during the campaigning period and polling day, and that the public need not have fears about safety.

The IGP congratulated 10,133 police personnel who received  Excellent Service Awards for 2017. – Bernama, March 27, 2018.