Thousands of Himpunan Hijau supporters descend on Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur Nov 25, 2012. Picture by Choo Choy May
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 Himpunan Hijau protesters vowed to stay overnight during Dataran Merdeka after nearing here following a 300km impetus from Kuantan to convene against a start-up of a Lynas singular earth plant in Pahang.
The military have, however, pronounced they will examine a Himpunan Hijau convene organisers underneath a Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012, for allegedly failing to give notice of their criticism here against Lynas Corp's refinery in Kuantan.
Several thousand protesters were gathered near a ancestral Dataran Merdeka here, some of whom marched all a approach from Kuantan opposite 13 days.
Earlier, Dang Wangi military arch ACP Zainuddin Ahmad told a throng which a leaders of a environmental criticism had unsuccessful to surprise military of a assembly, and referred to Section 9 (1) of a PAA.
He additionally pronounced a organisers will be investigated underneath Section 9 (5) of a PAA.
Himpunan Hijau chairman Wong Tack, in his brief speech to a mostly green-shirted crowd, pronounced which he will stay overnight within a Dataran Merdeka area.
Wong was after informed by Suhakam commissioner James Nayagam which Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) would allow Himpunan Hijau protesters to stay overnight, as long as tents were not set up.
The protestors additionally did not breach a barricades set up directly outside Dataran Merdeka.
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