Follow the rules, IGP tells PR MPs
The Inspector General of Police told Pakatan Rakyat leaders to follow the rules at the planned gathering to hand over a memorandum to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall on Dec 16.
(FMT) – Inspector General of Police, Khalid Abu Bakar this evening lambasted Batu MP, Tian Chua for refusing to follow guidelines of the Peaceful Assembly Act for a planned protest against quit rent hike proposed by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, on December 16.
The senior top cop said rules and laws have been provided to ensure smoothness of the assembly and that the police were ready to assist the protesters by manning traffic in the area.
“There are laws why can’t they just follow it. We are here to help them and to help everyone else,” he said.
He added that the police might take precautionary measures to prevent any unnecessary incidents on that day.
“We would take action to prevent unwanted incidents. I urged them to apply for a permit and follow the rules.”
“This is to ensure that everyone else is happy. We could take care of the traffic and so forth,” he said.
This morning, Batu MP Tian Chua told FMT that there was no need for Pakatan Rakyat to submit an application under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAC) for their rally at Dataran DBKL next week.
Speaking to FMT he said that it is only a submission of the objection letters to the rate hike.
