The New Straits Times
PUTRAJAYA:
Organisers of Monday’s gathering must guarantee that it will be
peaceful, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said.
He
said police would protect and maintain public order in line with the
spirit of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2011, but the organisers would have
to convince the authorities that whatever they were planning would not
jeopardise public safety.
He
also said to date the organisers had yet to apply for a permit, but
added “many” police reports had been lodged against the gathering. As
of 2pm yesterday, 475 reports had been lodged nationwide.
He
advised the public to be careful of text messages, blog entries and
postings on the gathering, adding there was no restraining order to bar
supporters from congregating at the High Court on Monday.
He
said this after chairing the post-cabinet meeting here yesterday.
Present were Deputy Home Ministers Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop and Datuk
Lee Chee Leong, and Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar.
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