The lobby group Gabungan Baju Merah, which is linked to Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Md Yunos, has lodged a police report against Bersih chief Maria Chin Abdullah for being rude.

The group's information chief, Ariffin Abu Bakar, said Maria's call to the people to join the Bersih 5 rally was a form of incitement, which he said goes against the law.

"I saw the video of (Bersih's) press conference, and I think her explanation was rude for inciting people to join the Bersih 5 rally, which I feel is an act that will threaten public order," Ariffin told reporters outside the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters today.

He said the electoral reform group was also being seditious for allegedly trying to instil hate against Prime Minister Najib Razak,

Ariffin urged the police to take action and stop Bersih 5 from taking place, saying the rally gives a "negative image" of Malaysia and would be "embarrassing to the country".

Red shirt counter Bersih

Bersih announced that it would proceed with the fifth rally of the electoral reform movement, in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 19, to continue the push for clean and fair elections.

Preceding the event will be a national convoy to six places - Kangar, Lumut, Kota Bharu, Johor Bahru, Sandakan and Miri - to boost public support for the rally.

Jamal, who is the leader of the red shirts group, which held a counter protest against the Bersih 4 rally last year, has vowed to hold a counter rally on the same day as Bersih 5.

He aims to mobilise 300,000 protesters, and said this would include a 40 percent Chinese participation.

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