Bersih 4 rally clean-up bill costs RM65,000

(Bernama) – RM65,000 – that’s the cost for cleaning up after the Bersih 4 rally in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend of August 29-30.

And, the rally organisers will get the bill from the Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Ministry.

Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the amount did not include the cost of damage to public property. “That (the cost of damage) will be left for Kuala Lumpur City Hall to collect from the organisers,” he told reporters after launching the implementation of the separation of domestic waste at source, here today.

He said some of the rally participants had urinated in the open, such as into flower pots, behind buildings, under staircases and in drains.

“We will bill the organisers for all these. It will be done this week,” he said.

Asked for his comment about the presence of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Bersih rally, Abdul Rahman said: “Tun M’s appearance is very disappointing.

“I see (Tun M) as a very angry person. An angry person doesn’t think straight. Perhaps, Tun M can meet up with a third party.”

The Bersih 4 two-day rally that the police declared illegal was organised by the electoral reform group Bersih 2.0 which said it was fighting for clean and fair elections, and a clean government, including the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak