Himpunan Hijau marches on despite barricades at Dataran Merdeka


A tourist stands during the back of the barricades that were erected around Dataran Merdeka by City Hall to take the photo. Picture by Saw Siew Feng
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov twenty-five City Hall's barricades during Dataran Merdeka here will not be the separator for environmental watchdog Himpunan Hijau, now in the final leg of their 300km march from Kuantan to convene in the city opposite the start-up of the Lynas singular earth plant.
Dozens of policemen as well as City Hall officials have been currently upon standby there as well, but the spokesman for Himpunan Hijau pronounced the organisation is undeterred by the besiege as well as will continue to travel towards the ancestral block that had seen aroused clashes between electoral reform demonstrators Bersih 2.0 as well as the police upon Apr 28.
"Ya, ya, we know they have shut off off Dataran Merdeka.
"The devise to head there will continue like common as well as will not be cancelled," the group's broadside chief, Lee Chean Chung, toldThe Malaysian Insiderwhen contacted.
Mayor Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib was formerly reported as saying that City Hall that administrates Dataran Merdeka had issued the notice notice the open opposite rallying during the square, that is temporarily sealed to capacitate upgrading works to be carried out.
Over 2,000 activists who have been partial of the organisation were upon the pierce as well as had hit Sentul during the point of contact. They have been expected to reach Dataran Merdeka today during 4pm.
Himpunan Hijau had kicked off their cross-country journey from the eastern seaport city upon Nov 13.
Unprecedented open anger opposite the Lynas plant in Kuantan has been fuelling Malaysia's green transformation that could affect voter sentiment ahead of pass inha! bitant p olls that must be called soon.
Himpunan Hijau is among several grassroots movements that have sprouted in the final few years that have gained traction in the run-up to the 13th ubiquitous elections.
The organisation has hold several rallies in Pahang the home state of Datuk Seri Najib Razak as well as here, to vigour the prime minister to stop Australian miner Lynas Corp from banishment up the RM2.5 billion refinery in Gebeng.
The Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) is pronounced to be the world's greatest singular earth plant outward of China.
About 100 containers of singular earth combine arrived in Kuantan final week as well as Lynas has pronounced it is ready to fire up the kiln.
Lynas has been ready to fire up given early May but faced delays due to environmental as well as safety disputes, that have been tentative in court.
Activists as well as Kuantan residents have challenged the government's decision to award Lynas the temporary operating looseness (TOL), that is scheduled to be heard upon Nov 30.
They not long ago unsuccessful to get the justice to suspend Lynas' TOL in their bid to henceforth block the plant from operating.
Huge amounts of superheated sulphuric poison have been required to separate the singular earth elements from impurities found in the ore.
The Sydney-based company has regularly pronounced the plant is safe as well as is not comparable to the singular earth plant in Bukit Merah, Perak by the unit of Mitsubishi Chemicals in 1992, that has been blamed for causing bieing born defects as well as the tall rate of leukaemia cases among workers as well as residents nearby.
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