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- Police arrest 18 protestors at candlelight vigil for Adam Adli outside Jinjang police station (updated)
- Scuffle breaks out at candlelight vigil for Adam Adli in Penang
- Negri Exco members given a month to declare assets, give up business interests
| Posted: 22 May 2013 08:47 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: At least 18 people were arrested after failing to disperse following a candlelight vigil outside the Jinjang police station in support for Adam Adli Abd Halim, 24. At least 1,000 had gathered outside the police station since 8pm. Roads leading to the police station were barricaded since evening as police stood watch to keep the protesters away from the entrance of the police station. It is learnt when Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo was giving his speech to the crowd at 9.45pm, he was told by a senior police officer that the crowd was given 10minutes to disperse. However when the crowd failed to leave in the stipulated time, the police moved in towards the crowd and began arrests. It is learnt among the 18 arrested were four women. This was the fifth night that crowds of protesters held candlelight vigils outside the police station in support of the release of the activist. |
| Scuffle breaks out at candlelight vigil for Adam Adli in Penang Posted: 22 May 2013 08:48 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN: Two journalists were among those caught up in a confrontation when a group of unidentified men disrupted a candlelight vigil in Esplanade to show solidarity for student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim. The vigil which started at about 8pm was attended by more than 100 non-governmental organisation (NGO) members, students, social activists and several state Pakatan Rakyat leaders. Some 45 minutes into the vigil, a group of unidentified men arrived and one of them disrupted the vigil by using a loud hailer to claim that the gathering is illegal. The group of men were also heard chanting "Satu Malaysia (1Malaysia)" repeatedly and saying that Adam Adli, who was arrested on Saturday (may 18)for offences under the Sedition Act, was rightfully detained. About 15 minutes later, the participants of the vigil dispersed. It was believed that one of the vigil organisers who were leaving, had uttered the word "samseng" (gangster) towards the group of unidentified men. One of the men from the group then allegedly tried to run over the vigil organiser Sean Ho with a motorcycle. Oriental Daily's reporter Ooi Chun Nam and Sin Chew Daily reporter Cheah Chin Liang tried to help Ho and were caught in the scuffle. Ooi's glasses were broken and he suffered a cut on his arm in the scuffle. There was about 15 minutes of intense shoving between the organisers and the group of unidentified men before everyone dispersed when police intervened. Ooi and Cheah said they will be lodging a police report. The event, which was held at 8.30pm in front of a fast food restaurant opposite Universiti Sains Malaysia's Sungai Dua entrance, saw about 30 students and social activists taking part. |
| Negri Exco members given a month to declare assets, give up business interests Posted: 22 May 2013 06:17 AM PDT SEREMBAN: All newly-appointed Negri Sembilan State Executive Councillors (Excos) were today given one month to declare their assets. Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said they, including himself, had to give up any interests or positions in businesses. "The asset declaration must apply to all. This is to ensure people will not speculate in future over their assets," he told reporters after chairing his first state exco meeting, here on Wednesday. He said the excos were also given two months to prepare their strategic planning on their respective portfolios. He said this was aimed at ensuring every exco could carry out his or her work promptly to bring prosperity to the people and the state. Asked whether he would evaluate the performance of the excos after two years, Mohamad said this time the approach was more stringent as those who did not perform would be sacked. He said the excos must also watch their personal behaviour and not do anything that could tarnish the image of the state government. At the press conference, Mohamad said 14 portfolios were created to continue the previous policies of the state government in serving the people. In the meantime, he said the first session of the state assembly to appoint a speaker and the oath-taking ceremony for all the state assemblymen would be on June 17. Meanwhile, he said the State Assembly would convene on Nov 22 for the tabling of the 2014 Budget. The opening of the State Assembly for the present term by the Yang Dipertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir was scheduled for Sept 23, he added. |
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