PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari questioned the heavy police presence and alleged restrictions on supporters attending a rally for convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari today portrayed the solidarity rally for convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak outside the Palace of Justice here as peaceful despite the large throng, estimated at over one thousand people. He questioned if the heavy police presence was warranted and went as far as to claim that some buses ferrying supporters heading towards the venue had been prevented from entering.
“We have heard that there are buses that have been stopped by the police to come here, and that shows there are restrictions from the government preventing people from gathering,” Ahmad Fadhli told reporters this morning. “As a government that claims to be based on reform, they should be the ones encouraging or providing space for the people to assemble,” he added.“There’s no overturned cars, broken flower pots, or chants condemning the government, unlike what was witnessed a few years ago,” he said.A large crowd, possibly over a thousand, gathered early this morning in support of Najib, who is appealing the dismissal of his bid to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence under house arrest. The rally, held near the court complex, was organised by PAS and other Islamist groups like Ummah and Perkasa, after Najib’s own party, Umno, cancelled a support rally following a statement from Istana Negara and warnings from the police last wee
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