LIVE UPDATES ON WALK FOR JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
SINAR DAILY TEAM
10am - Lawyers donning suits and ties are starting to gather at Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur for Walk For Judicial Independence.
10.12am - Bar Council’s Roger Chan Weng Keng leads the crowd to chant “Bebas, Bebas, Bebas Kehakiman” (Free the Judiciary).
10.20 - Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah Yee Lynn addressed the crowd before the walk, stating that there are four demands in the memorandum -
- For the judiciary’s independence to be upheld
- For the government to preserve the confidence of the public in our judicial system
- To condemn the action of MACC and
- Possible legislative reform to set the parameters so that allegations against sitting judges can be done in the manner which does not erode judicial confidence.
10.25am - Karen leads the walk with 'Jom Jalan'.
10.31am - Police are forming a human barricade to stop the group from proceeding on their walk to Parliament, the crowd waiting for the approval to start the walk at Padang Merbok.
10.33am - Crowd chanting "Jalan, Jalan" (Walk) to urge the police to let them walk.
10.38am - Crowd tells the police to go away, situation is under control.
10.40am - Crowd looking for another way to proceed but police the police are everywhere
10.43am - Crowd chanting "Buka "Buka, Buka Jalan" and "Bebas, Bebas, Bebas Kehakiman" to the police to allow them to walk to the Parliament and handover the memorandum.
10.47am - Crowd singing national anthem Negaraku
10.48am - Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and Segambut member of Parliament Hannah Yeoh spotted among the crowd.
10.57am - The crowds are saying they are not against the police, but against the corrupt people with some saying the bad people is out there, not among the crowd.
10.58am - Crowd started reading out "Rukun Negara" in unison, the crowd has not moved from Padang Merbok as a result of being barricaded by the police.
11.12am - Deputy de facto Law Minister Datuk Mas Ermieyanti Shamsudin arrived at Padang Merbok
11.14am - Memorandum handed over to Mas Ernieyati.
11.15am - Mas Ernieyati addressed the crowd, said that she will submit the memorandum to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.
11.15am - Member of the crowd shouted that they should be allowed to walk! Chanted "Jalan, Jalan" and started singing Negaraku.
11.21am - Karen addressed the crowd saying that they have successfully handed over the memorandum to Mas Ernieyati.
11.23am - Crowd dispersed.
