"If not, we will look for them," he told a press conference in Cheras today.
“Come lah, so it won't be difficult for us to find them. They come, we will make arrests and conduct the investigation.”
The police will not name all the organizers, instead, they should come forward and be arrested, he said.
The Kita Lawan rally in Kuala Lumpur in solidarity with jailed Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim on Mar 7 attracted about 10,000 protestors.
Selangor exco member and PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and PKR youth leader Saifullah Zulkifli have since been arrested in connection with organsing the rally.
Nik Nazmi is being remanded for three days until Wednesday under Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA).While some argue the section used by police is unconstitutional, Khalid (right) said it cannot be declared so because the government is still appealing the decision.
"That particular issue is being appealed, so you can't say yet it is unconstitutional, until or unless it has been finalized. We have Section 143 (of Penal Code), that is being used," he argued.
The Court of Appeal ruled that Section 9(5) which requires of a formal 10-day notice before holding a protest is unconstitutional.
It ruled this in relation to the Black 505 rally in 2013, also involving Nik Nazmi.
There is no stay to date on the Court of Appeal decision.
Up to interpretation
Police were also rubbished by PKR Padang Serai MP and lawyer N Surendran, who said that it was abusing Section 143 of the Penal Code which only applies to violent assemblies with criminal motive.
However, Khalid said this was just Surendran’s interpretation.
"This is his own interpretation. I am also a lawyer, I also have my own interpretation," he joked.
"Our responsibility is to enforce the existing law, and pass it to the court (for judgment)," he added.
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