Protest in KL demands govt cancel Trump visit in October

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About 300 people staged a peaceful protest in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Sept 6)  against US President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Malaysia for the 47th Asean Summit in October.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/23ydp36z  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00We're free, Palestine!

00:03Put the river through the sea!

00:05Put the river through the sea!

00:07Palestine will be free!

00:10Palestine will be free!

00:12Put the sea through the river!

00:14Palestine will be free!

00:19About 300 people staged a peaceful protest in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday

00:24against U.S. President Donald Trump's planned visit to Malaysia

00:27for the 47th ASEAN Summit in October.

00:31The demonstrators, comprising Malaysians and foreigners,

00:35gathered at 5 p.m. along Jalan Bukit Bintang

00:37before marching to the KLCC Twin Towers,

00:41urging the government to reject Trump's visit.

00:46Boycott, divestment and sanctions Malaysia, BDS Malaysia chairman,

00:52Professor Dr. Mohamed Nazari Ismail, who led the rally,

00:55said Trump's policies showed blatant disregard for Palestinian lives

00:59and enabled violence against them.

01:02Hosting him, he added, would betray Malaysia's long-standing solidarity with Palestine

01:07and stain the nation's diplomatic integrity.

01:10The group also urged the government to cut ties with U.S. companies

01:14as a gesture of support for Palestine.

01:17Former PKR Vice President and ex-Batu MP Tian Chua,

01:20who joined the protest, said Trump's pro-Israel stance

01:24left no place for him at the ASEAN Summit.

01:27He warned more protests would follow if the visit goes ahead.

01:31The protest ended peacefully around 7 p.m. under police presence.

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