Wednesday, 3 August 2016 | MYT 1:42 PM
IGP: Police will allow Bersih 5 rally if group adheres to PAA
THE STAR
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersih 2.0 will be given the greenlight to organise its fifth rally as long as the electoral reform group adheres to the stipulations under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar(pic) said police would have no problem assisting the group on matters of security.
“All they need to do is abide by the rules of the PAA and we will gladly support them,” he said at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent’s Hari Raya open house Wednesday.
On July 25, it is reported that the group would not be allowed to take it to the streets if the demand is for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to step down.
Khalid was quoted: “There were provisions to ask the Prime Minister to step down. Follow the procedures.”
The plan for a Bersih 5 rally came about after the US Justice Department’s initiative to seize US$1bil (RM4.06bil) worth of assets allegedly linked to 1MDB.
