You got to go someplace else, kids; Dataran Merdeka is off limits!
Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mohd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz told The Star Online that both Bersih 2.0 and the Red Shirts will not be allowed to hold their rallies at the iconic landmark.
Therefore, their applications to hold protests there on November 19 would be rejected, Mohd Amin told the news portal.
Mohd Amin told The Star that the reason for the rejection is “the same as the past few Bersih rallies”.
Last Thursday, Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah announced that the Bersih 5 rally would be held at Dataran Merdeka.
Meanwhile, the electoral reform group has reportedly submitted the 10-day notice required under the Peaceful Assembly Act to the police at the Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur, Brickfields and Dang Wangi stations.
According to the group, the rally would officially start at 10am and end at 6pm.
Participants would meet at Dataran Maybank in Jalan Bangsar and Masjid Negara before making their way to Dataran Merdeka.
“Bersih 2.0 will follow up with the police in the coming week and we will extend our full cooperation to the authorities.
“We hope that the police will work with us and provide manpower and security on Nov 19,” Bersih 2.0 said in a statement cited by the news portal.
