Crowd at US embassy begins 'Kepung Demi Palestin' six-day rally

The Star

A crowd of protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (Dec 26) in solidarity with Palestine, amidst a heavy police presence.   The 'Kepung Demi Palestin' rally, organized by the Sekretariat Solidariti Palestin, commenced that evening and is scheduled to conclude on Sunday (Dec 31).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/apyJX  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

Transcript

00:00 A crowd of protesters gathered outside the US Embassy in solidarity with Palestine on

00:09 Tuesday night.

00:10 "Feed off, feed off, feed off Palestine, feed off Palestine, feed off, feed off, feed

00:17 off, feed off, feed off Palestine, feed off Palestine, feed off Palestine, feed off Palestine."

00:23 The group gathered at the embassy around 10.45pm amid a heavy police presence.

00:29 The road leading to the embassy entrance was blocked off by a police truck.

00:35 Kuala Lumpur Police Chief, Commissioner Dato' Alauddin Abdul Majid, emphasised that public

00:40 safety is their utmost responsibility.

00:43 "The police say they sympathise and support the struggle of the Palestinian people,

00:50 especially the Gaza Strip, which has been attacked by the Israeli forces.

00:55 We are firm in our support for the people of the Gaza Strip.

01:00 However, the police have a responsibility to ensure the safety of the people and the

01:08 safety of the foreign representatives in Malaysia.

01:11 We will not allow any incidents to harm the people, especially the safety of the

01:19 Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates and the United Arab Emirates."

01:23 Meanwhile, former PKR Vice President, Tian Chua, representing the crowd, said that they

01:28 were picketing outside the embassy, rather than protesting.

01:32 "Starting tonight, activists will be protesting in front of the US Embassy.

01:45 We want to remind them that Gaza is now under the control of the Israeli army."

01:54 On protesters planning to set up camps near the embassy compound, Commissioner Alauddin

01:59 urged the crowd to cooperate with the police.

02:02 Various NGOs and political parties were present, including members of MCAU.

02:07 "The MCAU has invited us to be here to show solidarity with the Palestinian people.

02:17 This shows that we care.

02:20 We care.

02:21 We care.

02:22 Maybe they think that Malaysia is small, but if all Malaysians can stand up and protest,

02:29 we can show the world that we can do it.

02:35 In Gaza, we can restore peace.

02:39 Cease fire in Gaza."

02:42 The peaceful gathering, dubbed "Kepung Demi Palestine", organised by Secretariat Solidarity

02:47 Palestine, started on Tuesday evening and is scheduled to end on December 31.

02:53 For more UN videos visit: www.un.org/webcast

03:00 [BLANK_AUDIO]

Category

Transcript

Recommended