KUALA LUMPUR: Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan has accused the police of intimidation to frighten supporters of the July 9 rally by arresting 30 activists in Kepala Batas.
In a statement to a news portal, Ambiga, who is also the Malaysian Bar Council ex-president said the police were overreacting by arresting the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) members under an archaic provision.
She said she was shocked by the way the people were arrested and the section under which they were being investigated.
The group, including Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jayakumar, was being investigated under Section 122 of the Penal Code for “waging war against the King”.
Bersih also expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's statement that its supporters would be held responsible should chaos broke out during the rally.
In a statement, it denied that its aim was to wrest political momentum from Barisan.
In a related development, City Hall will station its enforcement officers along the route of the planned rally to ensure that no public property is damaged.
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