Thursday, July 7, 2011

Bersih clarifies no police permit for Stadium Merdeka rally

Bersih clarifies no police permit for Stadium Merdeka rally
UPDATED @ 02:12:36 PM 08-07-2011
By Boo Su-Lyn
July 08, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Bersih 2.0 clarified today that the police will not issue it a permit to hold a rally in Stadium Merdeka tomorrow.

Maria Chin Abdullah, a steering committee member of the electoral reform movement, also told The Malaysian Insider today that Bersih 2.0 did not apply for a police permit.

Chin said the police sent the polls watchdog a letter today saying that no permit would be issued for tomorrow’s gathering at the historic stadium.

Blogger: The Malaysian insider reported about an hour ago saying that Bersih 2.0 has got permit but later clarified that the police will not issue it a permit to hold a rally in Stadium Merdeka tomorrow.

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