00:02A brief scuffle broke out between protesters and police at the Tankhap Azambaki rally
00:07outside Dataran Merdeka on Saturday afternoon after police tow trucks arrived at the scene
00:13in an apparent attempt to tow away vehicles used in the demonstration.
00:18Protesters surged forward to block the tow trucks from reaching the vehicles,
00:22resulting in a tense standoff between the two parties.
00:25The situation escalated further when Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli,
00:30who was present at the rally in a show of support,
00:33was seen being escorted by police officers towards a number of police vehicles parked across the road.
01:03Believing he was being arrested, protesters pushed forward in an attempt to prevent him from being taken away,
01:08heightening tensions at the scene.
01:23However, calm was swiftly restored after Rafizi was escorted back to the rally,
01:28following a brief discussion with police officers.
01:31He subsequently informed the crowd that he had not been arrested,
01:35adding that police had requested the rally be ended early due to safety concerns.
01:39There was one incident that caused the incident to the police's response.
01:44And that was the concern of the police's response.
01:48The concern of their response is that if a incident was more long,
01:53they cannot be convinced if there was any incident that was another incident.
01:57Because that, after the conversation, I want to say thank you to the police, IPD and WANGI,
02:11who has given us a lot of space for us to continue the process and be safe and safe on
02:20this day.
02:26Earlier, panic had briefly gripped the crowd near Sogo shopping mall after a large quantity of fireworks was ignited at
02:33the rear of the procession,
02:34just as a youth speaker was addressing participants during the march towards Dataran Merdeka.
02:41Police moved swiftly to cordon off the area and direct protesters to safety.
02:49Order was restored shortly after with participants resuming the march in a calm and peaceful manner.
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