The organisers of an opposition  rally in Chong Thien Vun Park in Kota Kinabalu today did not notify police about it, said Sabah Deputy Police Commissioner Tan Kok Liang.

He said police will conduct an investigation on the rally that began at about 2pm and lasted for over an hour.

“We (police) will investigate this (rally) under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 and our (investigation) report will be forwarded to the public prosecutor for further action.

“Whatever we do must be in accordance with the law. Even if it (rally) was held in a peaceful manner, the organisers should have given notice to the police so that police personnel could be deployed to control traffic and ensure the participants’ safety,” he said when met at the scene.

About 1,000 people, including a majority of onlookers, were present at the scene.

- Bernama