The Court of Appeal in 2014 has already struck down a provision in the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) requiring Bersih to give prior notice to the police, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) reminded the police.

In a media statement today, the group said the warning by Kuala Lumpur police chief Allaudeen Abdul Majid for the public not to join the Bersih march to Parliament showed a “serious ignorance” of PAA provisions and the Federal Constitution.

LFL director Zaid Malek pointed out that in the 2014 decision...