Mohd Ali Baharom, better known as Ali Tinju, has vowed to hold a counter-rally when the #TangkapMO1 protest take place on Aug 27.

This was after Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos also pledged to hold a counter-rally if another similar protest, Bersih 5, goes ahead.

Both Mohd Ali and Jamal were part of the red shirt movement which organised a counter-rally to Bersih 4 last year but have since split after a falling-out.

Mohd Ali, who now leads Pertubuhan Pembela Nasib Melayu Malaysia, said his counter-protest would take place at the same venue as the #TangkapMO1 rally, at Dataran Merdeka.

He said he hoped police would not stop them as the authorities should instead take action against the organisers of #TangkapMO1.

"The police have no right not to allow my rally. It is not that I want to hold a rally but we just want to protest against the (#TangkapMO1) gathering that will be held on that day," he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

Police have granted the organisers of #TangkapMO1 rally to hold their protest on condition that they get permission from KL City Hall to use Dataran Merdeka as their venue.

The #TangkapMO1 is aimed at urging the authorities to take action against "Malaysian Official 1" referred to by the US Department of Justice (DOJ).

The DOJ claimed US$3.5 billion was stolen from 1MDB and at least US$731 million went to "Malaysian Official 1".

Bersih is also planning a rally in response to this revelation.

Jamal has vowed to meet Bersih on the streets of KL if the plan materialises.