Police give green light to May Day rally

comments     Beh Lih Yi     Published     Updated

The police today gave permission to a May Day gathering organised by a coalition comprising various non-governmental organisations, labour groups and opposition parties at the Dataran Merdeka tomorrow.

The police's blessing for tomorrow's May Day rally will avoid a repetition of the mass arrests of demonstrators which occurred at last year's celebration .

The May Day rally, held o­n May 1 every year, celebrates the struggles and achievements of workers worldwide.

According to a statement from Parti Sosialis Malaysia, the police permit for the rally was given after a meeting between the Dang Wangi district police chief Hadi Ho Abdullah and the May Day organising committee members this morning.

The committee were represented by PSM pro-tem secretary S Arutchelvan and central committee member V Selvam.

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