Approximately 50 NGOs in Perak are expected to lodge a police report demanding the arrest of Maria Chin Abdullah, the organiser of the proposed Bersih 5 rally, scheduled for Nov 19.

As at noon today, 30 of the NGOs, including Majlis Ayahanda-Ayahanda Perak, Persatuan Sikh Ipoh, Pertubuhan Gabungan Bersatu Malaysia and Persatuan Belia Sukarelawan Aman Jaya, had already done so.

Umno Youth executive council member Syamsul Bahrin Putra Ahmad Shibi said the rally should be stopped as it could lead to a chaotic situation in the country.

"If we want to stop something, we must find the source, so the source is the organiser.

"Various laws can be enforced to stop the rally which aims, among others, at inciting people to topple Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak," he told reporters after lodging the report at Sungai Senam police station in Ipoh.

Syamsul Bahrin Putra, who is also Ipoh Barat Umno Youth chief, said several Bersih rallies held earlier were not only unpeaceful, but had also tarnished the country's image in the eyes of the world.

"In Bersih 3 and Bersih 4, for example, some of the participants had even turned aggressive to the extent of burning a police car," he said.

- Bernama