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Cops to record statement on MPs' march to Bukit Aman

Police will call the organisers and individuals, including several opposition members of Parliament to record their statements regarding the submission of a memorandum to Bukit Aman yesterday.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Amar Singh Ishar Singh said the matter clearly did not comply with the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012.

"Police will investigate the matter ...they have violated the PAA 2012 for not submitting a notice 10 days before the rally and to also hold a protest march," he told reporters after a blood donation campaign and ceremony to celebrate the promotion of junior officers and the launch of the Public Sector Conducive Ecosystem, in Kuala Lumpur today.

Nearly 70 members of the parliamentary opposition marched from the Parliament to Bukit Aman before arriving at the Bukit Aman entrance at 9am to submit a memorandum to the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

When asked about the contents of the memorandum, Amar Singh declined to elaborate but said he believed it was related to the release of Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli who was arrested outside Parliament on Tuesday.

Rafizi, who is also vice-president and secretary-general of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), was arrested at about 6.20pm two days ago, to assist investigations into the disclosure of official documents and allegations against the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT).

Meanwhile, Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Zainol Samah told reporters at the event that police had opened two investigation papers on the transgender pageant incident at a leading hotel in the capital on Sunday, as reported by a local newspaper recently.

Zainol said the case was being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code for causing hurt and Section 506 of the Penal Code for intimidation.

On Sunday, a media practitioner covering the event and an officer of the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) who was involved in the raid on the event, were believed to have been manhandled, causing a commotion during the event.

- Bernama

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