Ambiga: Why offer alternative at eleventh hour?


Electoral reforms vigour group Bersih cannot accept Kuala Lumpur City Hall's (DBKL) last-minute suggest to have the Bersih 3.0 convene during Stadium Merdeka, only three days before the event.

The movement's co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan told Malaysiakini which DBKL knew good in advance about its intentions to use Dataran Merdeka for the convene this Saturday as well as could have done an suggest most earlier.

"Even theirfirst responseto us in Apr nineteen - which was the prosaic 'no' - did not enclose any mention of an pick venue," pronounced Ambiga when contacted today.

Ambiga explained which nonetheless the transformation had usually officiallynotifiedDBKL about their plans upon Apr 19, their intentions were during large well known given theannouncementon Apr 4.

NONEHad KL mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail (right) done the Stadium Merdeka suggest most earlier, Bersih would really consider it.

"It is the pity which Fuad chose to be caught up in bureaucracy or you could have resolved this," she said.

Ambiga pronounced this when asked to reply to Fuad, who told a
press conferencethat it was Bersih's error if it feels which there was not sufficient time to change venue.

He pronounced DBKL had received the formal notification usually upon Apr 19, stressing which his organisation contingency foll! ow prope r procedures.

Fuad added which Stadium Merdeka, where Independence was declared, was better equipped for such the gathering as well as is only as mystic as Dataran Merdeka, where the Union Jack was lowered as well as reinstate with the flag of the Federation of Malaya.

Logistical nightmare

When it was pointed out which it was possible to re-direct its supporters to Stadium Merdeka, which is only the kilometre away from Dataran Merdeka, Ambiga pronounced this will pose the logistical problem.

"If you were to make known currently which you switching venues only 72 hours ahead of the rally, people will be confused as well as uninformed.

"We explained to the mayor during the assembly this morning which he will have another complaint since people will be in both places.

"Are they proposing which you turn the crowd around as well as ask them to travel to the stadium? I consider which would be the bigger mess. If anything goes wrong, they will blame us.

NONE"We consider it would be the logistical calamity to change. A lot of people will be upon the streets. Isn't this what they want to avoid?" pronounced Ambiga.

On Fuad's explain which allowing the Bersih convene upon Dataran Merdeka would result in him being accused of disposition since he had denied s! imilar d emands by other groups such as Perkasa, Ambiga pronounced this was the non-issue.

"They have allowed so many events to take place there. At the finish of the day, who gets to use Dataran Merdeka is purely during DBKL's discretion.

"It is the option which you are asking him to exercise in the favour," pronounced Ambiga, adding which Bersih still hopes for DBKL to reconsider its position.
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