Don't listen to provocations during Selamatkan Malaysia Rally

KUALA TERENGGANU - The public is advised not to fall for provocations from any party to avoid any unwanted incidents during the Selamatkan Malaysia Rally on Sept 16.

Pas deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar stated based on the assemblies previously held, the rally will run smoothly if no provocation takes place throughout.

“Rallies such as this is not a new matter in this nation because it is the rights of the citizens to rally as how it is permitted in democracy.

“We hope if there was an application from organisers to perform the rally, the authorities should approve them with the allocations of the law," he told reporters this after the syariah implementation symposium programme opening here.

When asked whether Ahmad Samsuri would join the rally he informed he would not be present due to official matters in Terengganu at the time.

On Sept 10 Perikatan Nasional (PN) Youth together with an NGO plan to hold the Selamatkan Malaysia Movement Assembly in front of the Sogo Complex on Malaysia Day this Saturday.

Pas Youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the campaign and rally scheduled to begin at 2pm was for the purpose of opening the public’s eyes to the dismissal not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) of 47 corruption and money laundering cases of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Allaudeen Abdul Majid on Monday was reported as saying he had yet to receive an application for the assembly

He said Section 9(1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 stated permit applications must be made five days prior to the assembly.

Selamatkan Malaysia Assembly Secretariat Badrul Hisham Shaharin or also known as Chegu Bard said there were no issues with organising the rally on Sept 16 in the heart of Kuala Lumpur as the matter had been informed to police.