Police version of rally unacceptable

The police version of the Bersih 2.0 rally has been slammed as a political message aimed at the government's rural constituents.

PETALING JAYA: PAS’ Kuala Selangor MP, Dzulkefly Ahmad, has voiced shock over the police version of the Bersih 2.0 rally and dismissed it as a message meant for Barisan Nasional’s rural constituents.

Yesterday the police screened videos to support their take on the rally which depicted police restraint, provocations by demonstrators and police hospitality towards detainees.

Part of the footage included “acts of kindness” shown to Dzulkefly and Lembah Pantai MP, Nurul Izzah Anwar.

Yes, I went to the Bersih 2.0 rally - Marina Mahathir

So I went.

I have to say that the night before I had many, many misgivings, especially after reading about the army doing exercises with the FRU. Could the government seriously be contemplating shooting their own people? Who knows?

My stomach was in knots thinking about the many young people I knew who were intent on going, including my daughter. Would I be able to forgive myself if something happened to them?

After seeking advice from various friends, I finally decided that I could not stay safely at home while my daughter, friends and colleagues faced possible danger. I had to walk with them. Besides even if I stayed home, I would have spent all my time worrying. So I had to go.

Najib clinker: Umno Youth's illegal rally against Bersih on his orders

Prime Minister Najib Razak dropped a clinker on Sunday, exhibiting the famed political 'clumsiness' that he has been widely accused of. After previously insisting UMNO Youth was acting on its own and would face grave consequences if it insisted on going through with a counter-march against the Bersih 2.0 rally, Najib admitted sending in the wing to do so.

Videos Bersih 2.0 Rally 2011

Bersih 2.0 Rally 2011 : SEE VIDEO HERE

Malaysian police action brutal says opposition leader : SEE VIDEO HERE

Kuala Lumpur Bersih 2.0 : SEE VIDEO HERE

Singapore Bersih 2.0 : SEE VIDEO HERE

Melbourne Bersih 2.0 : SEE VIDEO HERE

Guan Eng : Bersih police brutality : SEE VIDEO HERE

Bersih 2.0 / 9 - july - 2011 ( Al-jazeera ) : SEE VIDEO HERE

Bersih rally an eye-opener: BN loses big, GE-13 now seen in 2012

In the shadow of the Bersih rally, BN sees a haunting presentiment of its own defeat. Yet, in their fear of an Arab Spring spreading to Malaysia, they may have lit the fuse of a Malaysian Spring.

Perkasa rally ends in a whimper

Kdekkk gdekkk gdekk

Haram jadah ni rupanya tak berani keluar dari rumah. Cakap berkobar kobar, berapi rapi tapi tak ada telor. 

Sudah lah siKatak, eluk lah ngko tinggal je dibawah tempurung  sampai bila bila. Tak perlulah ngko keluar keluar lagi.

Ngko tak ada lagi aman sejahtera semua rakyat marhaen. Cakap tak serupa bikin.Podahhhh!. Pergi mampus lagi baik lah daripada menyusahkan orang ramai.

Cehhh!! tak ada telor langsung.

Hisham raises eyebrows, warns Khairy to scrap July 9 rally plans

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein raised eyebrows when he said the plan by UMNO Youth Chief Khairy Jamaluddin to hold a rally on July 9 to counter the Bersih 2.0 gathering did not reflect UMNO's stand.

"How can that be? Is he saying UMNO Youth is a renegade wing, what is happening there?" Gopeng MP Lee Boon Chye told Malaysia Chronicle.

Indeed, the strength of Hisham's warning has raised doubts on whether Khairy's decision had the backing of the Youth committee or if it was "lone-ranger" effort. So far, Khairy has not commented on Hisham's warning.

At a press conference on Friday, Hisham reiterated that any rally held without a police permit was illegal, and if UMNO Youth took part, those who were caught would have to face the consequences.

“When it comes to that, it doesn’t matter whether I’m former Youth chief or not. They will have to face whatever consequences [for] their action… and it’s purely Pemuda’s stand,” Hisham told reporters.

“They will have to deal with the police. I expect the police to do the same with the three rallies. We are looking it at a legal standpoint. Nobody is above the law. That’s always been my position.”

Slap in the face

Khairy had announced late Thursday that the Youth would hold a rally on the same day to “strengthen the democratic system”. But although his group plans to use the same route as the Bersih march, he said it will not join the Bersih rally.

He also stressed that unlike Bersih, which is holding the peacful gathering to highlight the need for electoral reform, UMNO Youth supported the existing system.

The third group planning to march on July 9 is ultra Malay rights group Perkasa, which wants Bersih to cancel its rally.

While both UMNO Youth and its sister unit unit Perkasa have insisted their basis for choosing the same day as Bersih was due to their love for democracy, pundits suspect they were out to cause trouble and pressure election watchdog body to cancel.

"No, we have no plans at all to cancel. Everything is systems go," PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.

"We won't be deterred by all the sandiwara from UMNO. It's a waste of time. Bersih is not a Pakatan show although we support it strongly. The people are the ones who have a message to express, otherwise they won't attend. What they want is free, fair and clean elections. That's all, why come down so hard on them."

Prime Minister Najib Razak sees the Bersih's Walk for Democracy as a slap in the face for his leadership. The rally is supported by most of the NGOs in the country as well as the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

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