Pakatan MPs express outrage by donning yellow neckties
(Malaysian Digect) – Pakatan Rakyat (PR) MPs today expressed their outrage towards the government for outlawing Bersih by donning yellow neckties and attires at Parliament.
During a press conference held at the parliamentary lobby this morning, former Democratic Action Party (DAP) national chairman Lim Kit Siang described Hishammuddin’s act in outlawing t-shirt carrying messages that support Bersih 2.0.
“Here to show our protest against the clampdown that has been made against Bersih 2.0, especially the announcement by Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein that all t-shirt with messages showing support for Bersih have been outlawed,” he said.
Lim labeled the act as outrageous, which is the home minister making the law on the run without parliamentary sanction.
“We are here to demonstrate our outrage and support for a peaceful Bersih rally for a free and fair election,” he said.
The Ipoh Timur MP also expressed his objection against those wearing (Pemuda Umno’s) Patriot t-shirts in support of the Umno Youth rally on 9 July which indicates a violent gathering.
What’s worse, according to him is Perkasa’s rally to counter Bersih and speeches from them threatening another May 13, chaos and telling the Chinese folks to stay indoors and stock up food in which he told that no action has been taken against them, and instead taking action against Bersih rally.
Meanwhile, Batu MP Tian Chua had again stressed that the purpose of the rally is to gather peacefully as this is part of the rights of the rakyat.
Besides that, he said he and other Pakatan MPs are in solidarity to demand democracy in this country.
Unfortunately, he told that the ones that are supposed to uphold the law had made a declaration which is beyond the rights of the law such as banning and detaining anyone donning elements of colors that show support for Bersih.
Tian also told that many Pakatan MPs have been detained because of this including Gopeng MP Lee Boon Chye and Simpang Pulai state assemblyman who were detained this morning.
According to Tian this is not just an oppression of human rights, but also denying the MPs in doing their jobs.
“Therefore we strongly protest an outrage against such illegal actions of the police in continuously harassing member of parliaments as well as NGOs being harassed and charged without any form of legal basis,” he said.
Yesterday, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein announced that t-shirts with messages in support of Bersih have been outlawed.
According to him, if the Bersih T-shirt is related to an illegal assembly, then whatever they are wearing is illegal.
