Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 24 — The organisers of the “Himpunan Selamatkan Rakyat” outside Istana Negara yesterday had breached the most basic condition for a public gathering and should stop trying to portray themselves as being persecuted by the police.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the organisers had never informed the authorities of their planned assembly, a prerequisite under the Peaceful Assembly Act.
“What took place at Istana Negara was clear in that the organisers never informed the police. That is the first fact, unchanging.
“So if you do not comply with the Peaceful Assembly Act and subsequently come under police action, you cannot play victim because the most fundamental requirement was never fulfilled,” he told a press conference here.
The gathering outside the palace yesterday was organised by Pembela Tanah Air (Peta), a non-governmental organisation, sought to convey to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong what it claimed to be public grievances about the state of Malaysia’s economy.
A memorandum was received by representatives of Istana Negara.
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