Malaysia News: Malaysia News 644 Protester Arrested Police Fired Tear Gas| Facebook And Twitter Block?: Malaysia: Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 20,000 demonstrators massed Saturday across Malaysia’s main city demanding electoral reforms in the country’s biggest political rally in years. The rally pllaned for Saturday is the culmination of weeks of pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak’s long-ruling coalition to make election laws fairer and more transparent ahead of national polls widely expected by mid-2012.
Police said that everal major roads in the national capital will either be closed or diverted from Friday
midnight. Police have also rejected claims that the Internet and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have been blocked in an attempt to disrupt the rally.
The Home Ministry assured the people today that there will be no clampdown on the Internet ahead of tomorrow’s 2011 Bersih 2.0 rally (also called the Walk for Democracy) demanding for electoral reforms, Malaysia Kini reports. Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a statement, “Don’t listen to rumours. The home ministry has not given such orders but you have to ask the MCMC (Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission).”
The 2011 Bersih 2.0 rally is a planned demonstration in Kuala Lumpur to be held on 9 July as a follow-up to the 2007 Bersih rally. It is also said by the Minister Hishammuddin Hussein that all the situation will be handle by the police and police have control on the situation—so there is no need of the army in public order.
Police said that everal major roads in the national capital will either be closed or diverted from Friday
midnight. Police have also rejected claims that the Internet and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have been blocked in an attempt to disrupt the rally.
The Home Ministry assured the people today that there will be no clampdown on the Internet ahead of tomorrow’s 2011 Bersih 2.0 rally (also called the Walk for Democracy) demanding for electoral reforms, Malaysia Kini reports. Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a statement, “Don’t listen to rumours. The home ministry has not given such orders but you have to ask the MCMC (Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission).”
The 2011 Bersih 2.0 rally is a planned demonstration in Kuala Lumpur to be held on 9 July as a follow-up to the 2007 Bersih rally. It is also said by the Minister Hishammuddin Hussein that all the situation will be handle by the police and police have control on the situation—so there is no need of the army in public order.
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