The Ball Is Now In Their Court
Masterwordsmith
With their lives, home and livelihood at stake, six busloads of concerned citizens from Kuantan, including old ladies and children, left for KL at just past midnight this morning to make their way for the protest against the rare earth plant in Gebeng, Kuantan.
This was to avoid being stopped along the way.
According to Dr. Pa of the People’s Green Coalition, about 500 people gathered in front of the Australian High Commission to voice their concerns over radioactive hazards it will pose if the project is carried through.
The protestors from various parts of Malaysia gathered at the KLCC for the protest march after Friday prayers. With one purpose in mind and hearts knitted as one, they braved the rain and marched to the Australian High Commission, reaching their destination at 2.15pm.
There to give their warm welcome was a barricade of riot police, many policemen and about ten FRU trucks police stationed at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng here.
Regardless, the protestors with much courage and conviction shouted “Stop Lynas!” because of their concerns regarding the radiation pollution from the Lynas plant that is said to be the biggest in the world upon completion.
Despite the heavy police presence, the protestors held posters that read “Too toxic! Too risky!” and “We don’t want Lynas” and “Lynas, go back to Australia.”
Six representatives went into the Australian High Commission including Dr. Jaya and Mr. Tan (Kuantan) and handed a memorandum protesting the building of the Lynas plant near Kuantan to a representative of the embassy who assured them that the memorandum would be passed to the Australian government.
