A test case for Peaceful Assembly Act?


Pahang military have been considering receiving movement opposite a organisers for violating concluded conditions as well possible offences underneath a Peaceful Assembly Act 2011.
PETALING JAYA: The anti-Lynas Himpunan Hijau 2.0 mass convene in Kuantan upon Sunday might become a test case for military in enforcing a Peaceful Assembly Act 2011.
Pahang military have opened a case upon a anti-Lynas Himpunan Hijau 2.0 as well as have been looking during a probability of prosecuting its organisers.
State military chief Sharifuddin Ab Ghani told FMT which a military have been looking during two possible offences committed by a organisers as well as protesters underneath a brand new Act.
"Firstly, a brand new law prohibits a street protest. There should be no processions, which has been obviously defined underneath a relevant sections in a Act," Sharifuddin said.
"Secondly, young kids underneath a age of fifteen should not be participants."
He pronounced movement , if any, would most likely be taken opposite a organisers instead of protesters as "they have been a ones who should be responsible".
Sharifuddin pronounced a military have been receiving movement formed upon a inform lodged upon a gathering, adding which a inform was lodged by a military themselves.
"We will do a normal military investigations, which is a trade. And you will follow a common procedure of questioning in suitability with a law. If they have been you do inapt things, afterwards you will contention a investigation writings to a DPP (Deputy Public Prosecutor) to decide if there ! have bee n any charges," Sharifuddin said.
Under a Peaceful Assembly Act, offenders can be fined up to RM20,000 for bringing a kid to an assembly, as well as up to RM10,000 for other offences.
Meanwhile, Himpunan Hijau 2.0 organising chairman Wong Tack told FMT which he was not afraid of being questioned by a police, yet he has yet to be called.
Wong is additionally a Sabah Environmental Protection Association president.
Peaceful Malaysians
However, he cautioned a military opposite receiving movement opposite pacific Malaysians who have been exercising their right to arrange as it would confuse Malaysia as well as taint a police's own image.
"From a way a military behaved yesterday, you were really most speedy by how for a first time, you have been seeing such a positive attitude from a authorities," he said.
Wong pronounced notwithstanding carrying over 20,000 people, a healing team did not even need to use one gauze yesterday.
"This proves which Malaysians have been matured enough, wise sufficient to organize as well as put together such an event. you honour a Pahang CPO for carrying out his promises accordingly though if they now go forward as well as try to punish us, afterwards you have zero to say. Don't belittle a nation," Wong said.
He pronounced which a organisers had advised parents not to move their children, though combined which there was zero wrong with carrying young kids in a group. "There was additionally zero [mentioned] about young kids in a conditions between military as well as organisers."
On carrying a procession, Wong pronounced which it was unavoidable which protesters indispensable to travel to a field.
"It was a municipal council who was responsible for this. Initially when it was nearby a hotel, most could only travel there, though after you altered venue, most had to walk, as well as it became a march, unless you had provided transpor! t."
Yesterday, Kuantan district military chief ACP Mohd Jasmani Yusoff pronounced which a organisers had failed to imitate with a little of a conditions set, together with marching to a venue as well as permitting political speeches during a Kuantan Municipal Council 4 (MPK4) field.
About 20,000 people joined a convene yesterday. Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim promised to terminate a Lynas plan if a opposition took over a government.
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