NEWS FLASH: Stadium Merdeka rejects Bersih’s booking

(Malaysian Digest) – Stadium Merdeka’s management of has refused to allow the Bersih 2.0 to use its facility for the rally on Saturday.

A statement posted on the Bersih 2.0 Facebook page said the booking officer had made several “excuses” to refuse the booking.

“Among the unclear reasons provided by (the) officer were (about) an ‘internal management sports event’ and ‘renovations’,” reads the statement.

“(This is) despite the fact that until very recently, there were plans to hold ‘Konsert Raksaksa 2’ on July 9 at Stadium Merdeka.”

Konsert Raksaksa 2, featuring rock outfits Sweet Charity and Blues Gang, has been postponed to Oct 1 due to security concerns.