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Several NGOs led by Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) now plan to prolong the Kuala Lumpur 'Black 505' rally at Padang Merbok on Saturday by camping there for at least two nights.

In a statement today, SAMM said that everyone “must be ready mentally and physically” for a peaceful continuation of the protest until June 24.

NONE This is when SAMM plans to hold a protest, just as the new batch of parliamentarians are sworn in the Dewan Rakyat, which is close to the protest venue.

“SAMM has prepared 150 tents as a facility, and we urge the participants to bring along sleeping bags to prepare to spend the night there,” SAMM’s founder Badrul Hisham Shaharin, who is better know as Chegubard ( right ), said.

SAMM said there will be a final briefing on the rally at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) at 8.30pm tomorrow, with NGO and political leaders outlining their final plans for Saturday's rally.

“We urge all parties not to be worried because this mega rally is not being held to topple the government. It is rather to urge the EC heads to resign and be brought to justice,” Chegubard said.

“If the (ruling) regime is so weak that it collapses on its own, that is not our fault,” he added.

SAMM is one of the main coordinators for the Suara Rakyat 505 movement, a civil society movement that has been protesting electoral fraud as well.

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