A group of anti-gay protesters also showed up in the march to Parliament but they were directing their anger at the lawyers.
KUALA LUMPUR: An anti-Seksualiti Merdeka group marched to Parliament in opposition to gay rights, just as the Bar Council members gathered to protest the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011.
In what appeared to be a strange counter-protest, the 20-strong group marched opposite the Bar Council members, shouting anti-gay slogans.
“We are against free sex! We are against anal sex! We are Muslims, Allahukbar (God is great)!” they shouted at the lawyers while the two groups were walking on Jalan Parlimen.
One of them shouted “Balik India (Go back to India)!” at the lawyers.
Speaking to FMT, Gerakan Memartabatkan Pejuang Negara (GMPN) chairman Razali Zakaria claimed that the Bar Council was marching in support of “free sex”.
“The Bar Council’s gathering has elements of free sex. Gathering peacefully is one thing, but they (lawyers) are here because of free sex,” he said.
Majlis Ayahanda Malaysia spokesman Zulkifli Sharif said the lawyers had an ulterior motive in their opposition to the bill.
“We don’t like to see political agendas, which is what we’re seeing here. That gathering is illegal!” he said, pointing at the lawyers.
The group then claimed that the Bar Council had been carrying banners in support of gay rights and free sex.
Before the lawyers started their march at 12.15pm, a separate group of 20 Malay youths were seen holding these banners at the Lake Gardens.
Standing only metres away from the larger body of the lawyers, the group was seen wearing plain yellow T-shirts, holding banners which read: “Free Sex Gathering 2.0″ and “LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Gathering 2.0″
These banners also had the Seksualiti Merdeka logo printed on them.
When quizzed by reporters, many in the group hid their faces, shying from the cameras.
They also refused to speak to lawyers who asked the youths what they were doing there.
KUALA LUMPUR: An anti-Seksualiti Merdeka group marched to Parliament in opposition to gay rights, just as the Bar Council members gathered to protest the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011.In what appeared to be a strange counter-protest, the 20-strong group marched opposite the Bar Council members, shouting anti-gay slogans.
“We are against free sex! We are against anal sex! We are Muslims, Allahukbar (God is great)!” they shouted at the lawyers while the two groups were walking on Jalan Parlimen.
One of them shouted “Balik India (Go back to India)!” at the lawyers.
Speaking to FMT, Gerakan Memartabatkan Pejuang Negara (GMPN) chairman Razali Zakaria claimed that the Bar Council was marching in support of “free sex”.“The Bar Council’s gathering has elements of free sex. Gathering peacefully is one thing, but they (lawyers) are here because of free sex,” he said.
Majlis Ayahanda Malaysia spokesman Zulkifli Sharif said the lawyers had an ulterior motive in their opposition to the bill.
“We don’t like to see political agendas, which is what we’re seeing here. That gathering is illegal!” he said, pointing at the lawyers.
The group then claimed that the Bar Council had been carrying banners in support of gay rights and free sex.
Before the lawyers started their march at 12.15pm, a separate group of 20 Malay youths were seen holding these banners at the Lake Gardens.
Standing only metres away from the larger body of the lawyers, the group was seen wearing plain yellow T-shirts, holding banners which read: “Free Sex Gathering 2.0″ and “LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Gathering 2.0″These banners also had the Seksualiti Merdeka logo printed on them.
When quizzed by reporters, many in the group hid their faces, shying from the cameras.
They also refused to speak to lawyers who asked the youths what they were doing there.
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