Chapter 2 - Report of the Complaints, Monitoring and Inquiries Group
Table 8: Monitoring of Activities, 2013
NO.
ASSEMBLY
DATE
1.
‘KL 112’
12 January
2.
Anti-Lynas
26 September
3.
PCA Amendments
30 September
Overall, the police facilitated the assemblies through traffic control operations. An estimated
100,000 people participated in ‘KL 112’, the largest assembly after the BERSIH 3.0 gathering of
28 April 2012. ‘KL 112’ underscored the importance of the police role in facilitating peaceful and
public assemblies. It was proof that, when carried out efficiently and properly, the right of the
people to assemble and to express their views peacefully can be guaranteed.
One of the mass gathering monitored by the Commission
During the Anti-Lynas and PCA Amendments protests, which were much smaller in number,
the police were seen patrolling and managing the traffic. Representatives of the protestors were
allowed to enter Parliament House to meet parliamentarians. Since the Peaceful Assembly Act
2012 is still new, it is hoped that enforcement will be carried out without needless limitations
that could defeat the intention of Article 10 of the Federal Constitution.
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