SUHAKAM Report of Public Inquiry into the Incidents During and After the Public Assembly of 28 April 2012 Chapter 7 HUMAN RIGHTS INFRINGEMENTS AFTER THE ASSEMBLY OF 28 APRIL 2012 7.1 Incidents continued to take place after the assembly of 28 April 2012. The authorities condemned the organisers especially through the mainstream media, while the organisers and the public openly criticised the authorities mainly the police for their highhandedness and manner in which they handled the assembly participants and members of the media. 7.2 There were also a series of personal attacks against the organisers and in particular, Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan (W48). Incidents in front of Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan’s Residence 7.3 According to the testimony of Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan (W48), various activities and demonstrations were held in front of her house a few weeks after the assembly, ostensibly to protest against her for her role as the co-organiser of the assembly on 28 April. 7.4 According to W48, on 10 May 2012, a group of traders gathered outside her residence in Bukit Damansara and set up stalls selling burgers. 7.5 On 15 May 2012, a group of retired armed forces personnel turned up in front of her residence and proceeded to hold a physical exercise session, including an exercise involving the showing and shaking of their rear ends. 7.6 Another group, on 21 May 2012, reportedly wanted to set up stalls for a ‘pasar malam’ along the stretch of road where W48’s residence was located. On 24 May 2012, a group of about 150 people who called themselves ‘Bersih 4.0’ and ‘Halau 1.0’ gathered in front of W48’s residence and demanded an apology from her for the alleged damage caused to properties and for the violence which occurred on 28 April 2012. 7.7 According to W48, she was also labelled as an enemy of the state, and a Hindu kafir. There were also calls for the revocation of her citizenship and her expulsion from the country. 79