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A night with protestors at Padang Merbok
By Lee Shi-Ian
June 23, 2013
Daybreak. And a amiable Malaysian object greets a picture never seen prior to during Padang Merbok.
Tents dot a green. Young people inside them, awake. They stretch, they smile, they crawl out to hail others who slept underneath a moon to suffer a cool weather.
They all start meditative of breakfast.
About 300 or so students as well as youth have been here since yesterdays political rally, that drew tens of thousands who believe there was choosing rascal during General Election 2013 as well as wish a choosing commission to resign. Those who outlayed a night here have declared they WILL camp it out until a 13th Parliament of Malaysia sits tomorrow to have their point. They wish change.
The activists include members of Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) though most others have been young people who wish to have their indicate that they have a resolve to see things through. Many have struck friendships here with those who were strangers just a day before.
The Malaysian Insider outlayed a night with them as well as found a scene filled with laughter, song, even small young kids scampering around screaming as well as squealing as they enjoyed an unusual weekend.
Enterprising traders had set up stalls during a padang to keep a protesters association as well as have a couple of ringgit offered drinks, finger food as well as burgers. There were also Blackout 505 badges, T-shirts as well as some-more of such to mark a occasion.
The secretariat too had set up shop, so to speak, upon a pickup lorry versed with loudspeakers. Regular calls were done to reps from each tent to pick up free food as well as drinks.
A organisation of youth gathered around a crony who had brought a guitar as well as their raucous singing derisive a Election Commission brought rounds of acclaim from others.
A military unit car passed by a Padang Merbok car park occasionally to have sure that a situation was protected as wel! l as sec ure though otherwise did not interfere.
Marshals walked around to ensure those with nifty fingers did not cause any losses to a activists or curious passers-by.
A surprise visit from ABU leader Haris Ibrahim, who forsaken by Padang Merbok during 1.05am, was warmly greeted by campers who had their cinema taken with him divided as well as in groups.
Haris told The Malaysian Insider that it was good to see everybody in a lightsome mood as well as clearly enjoying themselves.
It was that, all right.
It did not start off that way when a first tents went up yesterday afternoon. There were scuffles when City Hall officers attempted to have them take down a tents. Padang Merbok comes underneath a control of City Hall as well as its own officers have powers to make a rules.
It is also because military have not acted against a 300. Unless City Hall creates a report, a military do not have a office to evict a protestors.
In any case, a protestors appear resolved to have it their way.
"Erecting a tent is not an offence. It is not a permanent structure, is a indicate of perspective of International Islamic University law student Mohd Kamil Abdul Munim, 23.
Observers from a Malaysian Bar Council who were there yesterday saw it otherwise though were supportive of a 300.
"I'd like to titillate a authorities to be a bit some-more accommodating, pronounced Andrew Khoo, a co-chair of a tellurian rights committee of a Bar Council, who spoke to The Malaysian Insider yesterday during a rally.
He added: "There have been by-laws though in this situation it would be better if they had a some-more generous proceed to this in a name of democracy."
This total scene this sunrise really began with a impetus by about 20,000 yesterday from opposite entertainment points to this a single location to hear speeches from opposition leaders, together with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Last night, a little of a campers were crouched around their tablets watching online ! videos o f a rally.
Others lazed in a tents scrolling upon their smart phones as well as tablets. One organisation brought a container of cards as well as chips as well as were entirely enjoying themselves.
For those who indispensable to make use of a toilet, a circuitously surau was helpful. But once it had closed, a subsequent open surau was about 1km away, nearby a National Monument. Some took that walk for a shower as well as a change of clothing. Clothing as well as a towels were hung upon a rope that was scored equally to a rugby poles during a padang.
It was about 2am prior to most of a activists as well as campers called it a night. The generator of electric power as well as a lights that had been strung up were turned off. The moon kept watch compartment a object shushed it away. - Jun 23, 2013.
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ANAK MUDA #505 SUDAH HANGIN SATU BADAN SEBAB TAKDE PERTUMPAHAN DARAH!
Marah Adam Adli dan si Pemuja Syiah si Hitam Khalid Ismath sebab takde pertumpahan darah, mereka lepaskan perasaan mereka atas kadbod. Balik, balik ceramah. Itu aje kata mereka..hmmm
Memang tak jadi la perhimpunan hari ini, dari 10 ribu yang datang, melayu 95 peratus bakinya bangsa lain. Mana perginya Cinabeng-cinabeng semua?
ANAK MUDA #505 SUDAH HANGI SATU BADAN SEBAB TAKDE PERTUMPAHAN DARAH!
Marah Adam Adli dan si Pemuja Syiah si Hitam Khalid Ismath sebab takde pertumpahan darah, mereka lepaskan perasaan mereka atas kadbod. Balik, balik ceramah. Itu aje kata mereka..hmmm
Memang tak jadi la perhimpunan hari ini, dari 10 ribu yang datang, melayu 95 peratus bakinya bangsa lain. Mana perginya Cinabeng-cinabeng semua?
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Kali ini, jumlah pada pukul 3 tadi hanya 9,415 saja yang hadhir. Amat menurun sekali.
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Yang kumpul di Masjid Negara adalah 5 ribu. Dari Raja Laut depan pejabat PAS adalah 1,000. Kumpul SOgo,
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Mujahid sedia undur dan lain-lain cerita merepek #Blackout505
Kalau tak setuju, mereka yang telah menang kerusi patut undur saja dan ada PRK. Tapi tak bolehlah mereka nak tanding lagi. Tunggu 5 tahun lagi.
Selalu dari suasana sedemikian di Sogo, kami menyedari ada sekumpulan orang