COMMENT The Malaysian Bar is perturbed that this year’s Malaysia Day (16 Sept 2015) was marred by a public assembly - known by various names such as the “red shirt rally”, “Himpunan Maruah Melayu”, “Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu”, or “#Merah169” - in Kuala Lumpur, which reportedly featured racially-charged speeches and acts of violence directed at the police and media representatives.