Anwar says electoral reform fight continues

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 9 Speaking from his hospital bed with the neck brace, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim vowed the fight for electoral remodel will continue, beyond todays Bersih 2.0 rally.

The opposition leader, who spoke to reporters during the Pantai Hospital here, suffered teenager conduct as well as leg injuries postulated during the convene as well as will be staying the night in hospital for further observation.

We did discuss before to this, with many of the friends including Ambiga, Uztaz Hadi, being arrested, which this has to go on. This is not the finish of the demand, Anwar (picture) said.

It was reported which about 50,000 supporters showed up for todays convene although the military pronounced usually 6,000 incited up.

There were 1,401 arrests made, as well as military pronounced everybody would be expelled by tonight.

What is transparent is which the Umno-led government refused to admit the fact which more Malaysians have been ready to exercise their right to vote in the purify as well as fair election.

Not withstanding this, you can see the will of the people, with resolve, their joining as well as you have seen many demonstrations in the past though you have never seen, for example, the Malays, Chinese, Indians in large numbers. So the try by Umno to try as well as emanate this as the secular or anti-Malay expression or anti-Muslim, or whatever, we consider falls flat, he said.

Anwar additionally accused the military of using high-handed tactics, heartless measures.

The total city was fundamentally under curfew from final night as well as which shows the level of desperation upon the part of the authorities.

I am very confident with the outcome though not as well confident with the fact which Umno would reply to these final pleasantly notwithstanding the fact which Tuanku Agong has called for nego! tiations as well as to take the feverishness off the bona fide expressions as well as concerns, he said.

Bersih arch Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, who was expelled by military during 6.30 this evening, additionally declared which Malaysians had shown courage in the face of government intimidation.

She pronounced the amazing audience was the pointer which you do not wish to be bullied anymore. Rough danger does not work anymore.

The government had declared the transformation bootleg reduction than 10 days before todays march.

It additionally told the coalition of 62 NGOs upon Thursday to pierce its gathering outside Kuala Lumpur notwithstanding Bersih already usurpation Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razaks suggest to pierce its street convene to the stadium.


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