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image Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of the Peoples Alliance coalition speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim planned to lead a rally last night to dispute the results of the May 5 election even after police threatened to arrest anyone who attends.
We are going ahead with the rally, Rafizi Ramli, strategic director of Anwars Peoples Justice Party, said by phone in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. We have gone to inform the police. The basis of informing them is for them to help with the traffic. The rally is planned for a stadium in Selangor, outside Kuala Lumpur.
If Anwar proceeds it will be an offense under Malaysias Peaceful Assembly Act, Selangor police chief Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said in a text message, adding that police could arrest people who show up for the protest. The rally today is illegal, he wrote. The organizers blatantly disregard the requirements of the law.
The planned protest could heighten tensions as Anwar seeks momentum for his claims the election was rigged, even as he is yet to spell out how he may challenge the results. He cited the total vote tally Tuesday in a statement disputing the outcome and accusing the Election Commission of being complicit in the worst electoral fraud in our nations history.
Prime Minister Najib Razaks Barisan Nasional coalition won the poll with 133 of 222 parliamentary seats, while losing the popular vote to Anwars three-party Peoples Alliance. Bloomberg
MACAU DAILY TIMES - MALAYSIA: Anwar to defy police with rally against vote result
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image Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of the Peoples Alliance coalition speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim planned to lead a rally last night to dispute the results of the May 5 election even after police threatened to arrest anyone who attends.
We are going ahead with the rally, Rafizi Ramli, strategic director of Anwars Peoples Justice Party, said by phone in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. We have gone to inform the police. The basis of informing them is for them to help with the traffic. The rally is planned for a stadium in Selangor, outside Kuala Lumpur.
If Anwar proceeds it will be an offense under Malaysias Peaceful Assembly Act, Selangor police chief Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said in a text message, adding that police could arrest people who show up for the protest. The rally today is illegal, he wrote. The organizers blatantly disregard the requirements of the law.
The planned protest could heighten tensions as Anwar seeks momentum for his claims the election was rigged, even as he is yet to spell out how he may challenge the results. He cited the total vote tally Tuesday in a statement disputing the outcome and accusing the Election Commission of being complicit in the worst electoral fraud in our nations history.
Prime Minister Najib Razaks Barisan Nasional coalition won the poll with 133 of 222 parliamentary seats, while losing the popular vote to Anwars three-party Peoples Alliance. Bloomberg
MACAU DAILY TIMES - MALAYSIA: Anwar to defy police with rally against vote result
