DBKL says acted lawfully in evicting Occupy Dataran

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

Apr 24, 2012

City Hall officers receiving a pro-Occupy Dataran activists in to control upon Apr 24, 2012, hours after chasing a movement divided from Dataran Merdeka. Picture by Choo Choy May

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr twenty-four Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has justified its clampdown upon Occupy Dataran activists, saying which it had since a movement most "chances" prior to eventually determining to take movement today.

This is notwithstanding a actuality which authorised provisions, privately a local ordinances, gave City Hall a power to do so.

"We're not regulating any new laws. The 'undang-undang kecil Dataran Merdeka' has been there for more than 10 years.

"We gave these people a possibility before, gave them chances to stop it, to travel away. They did not mind a advice... so we took movement today," DBKL's corporate planning division head Dr Ismail Stapa toldThe Malaysian Insider.

"The by-law has regularly been there, its just which we did not enforce it prior to today. Now we have been left with no choice though to do so," he stressed.

DBKL incarcerated 4 pro-Occupy Dataran activists today, hours after chasing a movement divided from Dataran Merdeka.

DBKL officers had progressing this sunrise seized tents as well as camping apparatus belonging to Occupy Dataran activists, as well as put up steel barricades to stop them from camping there.

"Anyone who wants to make use of Dataran Merdeka, they have to get accede from a mayor. You cannot have demonstrations or political gatherings there, which is how it has regularly been.

"Even if we want to lepak (hang out) there, sometimes we can't simply do that," Ismail said.

Two days ago, DBKL officers along with a military seized camping appar! atus as well as tents as well as arrested dual activists. One of them was charged in justice yesterday with interference a public officer in a execution of his duty.

Asked to comment upon DBKL's actions today, Mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail reiterated Dataran Merdeka could not be occupied illegally.

"Action will be taken against them (those who occupy a venue illegally)," he told reporters.

Occupy Dataran's settled target is to reclaim public spaces for a purpose of compelling participatory democracy.

The campsite was also common by student activists perfectionist a elimination of a National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan scheme, though they had dangling all activities as well as vacated a area to make way for a stately concert.

Today's clampdown comes 4 days prior to this weekend's Bersih 3.0 rally.

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