Bar Council backs all July 9 rallies, raps Hisham
- 9 years ago
The Bar Council said freedom of assembly is an essential right for a democracy and is thus backing three groups intending to rally on July 9.
Bar Council chairperson Lim Chee Wee said freedom of assembly was also protected under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution and the authorities should take heed of this.
He said that Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein should not be clamping down on the rallies, reminding him that his grandfather Onn Jaafar had also once taken to the streets in the name of democracy.
"It should be recalled that it was the United Malays National Organisation led by Onn Jaafar, the then-president of Umno, who is the grandfather of our present Home Minister, which led the public to the streets nationwide to protest the setting-up of the Malayan Union.
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Bar Council chairperson Lim Chee Wee said freedom of assembly was also protected under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution and the authorities should take heed of this.
He said that Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein should not be clamping down on the rallies, reminding him that his grandfather Onn Jaafar had also once taken to the streets in the name of democracy.
"It should be recalled that it was the United Malays National Organisation led by Onn Jaafar, the then-president of Umno, who is the grandfather of our present Home Minister, which led the public to the streets nationwide to protest the setting-up of the Malayan Union.
Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/167807
Camera/Editing: Tan Jiun Wuu