Posted on July 8, 2011, Friday
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will arrest anyone who participates in any illegal rally planned for tomorrow, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar warned yesterday.
There would be no exception, he said, adding that the organiser of the rally, Bersih 2.0, had been declared an unlawful organisation.
“It is clear that it is not a registered organisation. They can apply for permit using other name and we will consider their request. The government has given them the opportunity (to hold the rally indoor); they should utilise it properly,” he told a news conference at Bukit Aman police headquarters, here.
Ismail said the district police chief would look into the application before referring it to the management of the place where the gathering would be held.
In the case of the rally planned by Bersih at the Merdeka Stadium, here, he said the stadium’s management had yet to approve any application for the purpose.
The organiser was previously reported to be planning to hold the rally at the stadium.
It had yet to submit any application for permit to hold the rally, however, claiming that it was not necessary because the government had given its green light for the group to gather at a stadium and not in the streets.
Ismail said that even if the rally was issued with permit, police would still arrest those who created trouble and undermined public order.
“This is important to safeguard the interest of the society who wants to see peace prevails.
“I called her (rally organiser Datuk S Ambiga) yesterday and reminded her about the importance of maintaining public safety and asked her to abide by the law, even more so that she is a lawyer,” Ismail said. — Bernama
Tiada permit untuk Bersih
by WILLIE JUDE JUNAIDI. Posted on July 8, 2011, Friday
Datuk Hamza Taib
Polis bertegas tidak layan permohonan, walaupun perhimpunan dalam stadium
KOTA KINABALU: Polis Sabah tidak akan melayan sebarang permohonan permit bagi mengadakan perhimpunan oleh Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) di negeri ini walaupun pertubuhan itu berhasrat untuk membuat perhimpunan secara aman di dalam stadium.
Pesuruhjaya Polis negeri, Datuk Hamza Taib berkata kerajaan sebelum ini telah pun mengesahkan bahawa pertubuhan berkenaan haram dan tidak wajar bagi pihaknya untuk mengeluarkan sebarang permit.
“Semua permohonan atas nama Bersih kita tidak akan layan kerana ia merupakan pertubuhan haram, mana boleh kita benarkan aktiviti yang dilakukan oleh pertubuhan haram,” katanya.
Hamza berkata demikian ketika ditemui selepas menghadiri program Hari Bertemu Pelanggan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) Kontinjen Sabah, di Mess Pegawai Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Sabah di sini kelmarin.
Menurutnya, polis bagaimanapun akan mengkaji terlebih dahulu sekiranya ada permohonan untuk melakukan sebarang perhimpunan oleh pertubuhan yang bukan menggunakan nama Bersih.
“Jika ada permohonan (permit perhimpunan), kita akan proses berdasarkan prosedur dan syarat-syarat tertentu sebelum diluluskan.
“Bagaimanapun, jika perhimpunan yang dipohon juga menjurus kepada ‘Bersih 2.0′, kita akan tolak…kita tidak mahu mereka memohon permit menggunakan nama pertubuhan lain tetapi menjurus ke arah itu (Bersih),” jelasnya.
Sementara itu, Hamza memberitahu setakat kelmarin belum ada sebarang pihak atau pertubuhan yang memohon permit untuk mengadakan sebarang perhimpunan di negeri ini.
Bagaimanapun, katanya, pasukan polis Sabah akan tetap bersiap-sedia bagi menghadapi sebarang kemungkinan perhimpunan haram dijalankan di sini esok.
“Semua kontinjen dan anggota dari Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah akan turut serta, termasuk Unit Tindakan Rusuhan Awam (PORU), Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA), unit udara dan unit anjing.
“Selain itu, anggota polis berpakaian orang awam juga akan ditempatkan di semua kawasan yang telah dikenal pasti bagi memantau keadaan dari masa ke semasa,” tambahnya.
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