A total of 40 people are on the list for questioning by police in relation to the Bersih 2.0 rally this July 9, said lawyer Edmund Bon.

scah ipcmc talk 181207 edmund bon Bon (left) , who was representing four NGO leaders hauled in for questioning at the Dang Wangi police station today, confirmed that the recent string of people called up for questioning is based on a list compiled by the men in blue.

“So far they have already questioned over 20 people, so we can expect another 18 to be called for questioning,” he told reporters when met outside the station.

Bon was present as legal counsel for four NGO members and activists, who were called up to give their statements.

They include, Bersih 2.0 steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah and activist Hishamuddin Rais, who are being investigated under Section 27(5) of the Police Act and Tenaganita chief Irene Fernandez, who is being probed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act and the Police Act.

All three were questioned in relation to the Bersih 2.0 launch which took place on June 19.

A fourth person, Latheefa Koya from Lawyers for Liberty, is also being investigated under both acts for being present at the Travers police station to accompany Bersih chief S Ambiga, who filed a police report over an SMS death threat she received in relation to the rally.

Bon pointed out that the investigation on all four was launched based on a police report filed by an officer, who presumably attended the rally launch on June 19, claiming that the event and the statements made during the event constituted threats to national security.

“This is continuous police and executive harassment of civil society. We hope this harassment will stop,” he said.

Kok also summoned

DAP national organising secretary Teresa Kok was also summoned to give her statement at the same police station, for two separate cases related to Bersih 2.0.

Like the other four, she was investigated under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act and Section 27(5) of the Police Act for her involvement with the Bersih 2.0 rally launch, and also under the same section of the Sedition Act for her speech at a ceramah in Telok Datok, Selangor on June 27.

NONE Kok ( right ), accompanied by legal counsel Sankara Nair, said the police sent her the notice summoning her for questioning to her service centre this morning, requiring her to be present at the Dang Wangi police station at 3.30pm.

She also slammed Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein for declaring the yellow Bersih T-shirt illegal.

“I’m quite surprised to see Hishammuddin say the yellow shirt is illegal. This is totally uncalled for and they have gone overboard. This is too much interference in our private choice of clothes,” she said.

Another person called up for questioning today was Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) secretary Chai may Har, 55, over the organisation’s decision to rent out their premises to the Bersih 2.0 committee for the June 19 launch.

KLSCAH chief executive officer Tang Ah Chai said two plainclothes officers came over to their building at Jalan Kg Attap at around 3.30pm to bring her in for questioning at an unspecified police station.

He pointed out that their organisation has been renting out their hall to both opposition and ruling parties and NGOs, provided that they follow set procedures.

“If the police want to investigate, we are willing to assist them,” he said when contacted.

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