KUALA LUMPUR – Most of the 200-strong crowd at the Kg Baru mosque are members of the media and police personnel, rather than participants of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) fronted Save Malaysia rally, here today.
A source on the ground told Scoop that the rally-goers will be marching from the Kg Baru mosque to Sogo shopping complex and Dataran Merdeka later today.
“We will ensure that the gathering is done peacefully.
“There will not be any protests, we just want to exercise our objection to the unity government’s decision, which contradicts its principles of integrity and fighting corruption.”
In addition, the organisers are planning to head to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters to lodge a report urging the authorities to investigate the unity government and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s recent dismissal not amounting to acquittal (DNAA).
“Most probably we will start marching from the Kg Baru mosque to Sogo and Dataran Merdeka. After that, we will head to Dang Wangi.
“I’m not sure which leader will be lodging the police report but this involves the PN leadership,” another source told Scoop.
The gathering is expected to see the participation of several opposition leaders, besides its youth wing and members of the public.
Meanwhile, almost two dozen police officers are on standby here.
The rally’s organisers have also reiterated that the gathering will be conducted peacefully and “with full constitutional spirit”, urging participants to conduct themselves in an orderly manner during the rally.
Yesterday, the police rejected an application to hold the rally, following the omission of certain details by the organisers in their submission. – September 16, 2023