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Civil servants urged to avoid illegal rally
S’gor govt will not bear legal cost for those detained at rally: MB
Police: PSM activists trying to rekindle communist ideology

Civil servants urged to avoid illegal rally

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:31 AM PDT

Published: Sunday June 26, 2011 MYT 8:31:00 PM

KULIM: Cuepacs president Datuk Omar Osman has urged civil servants not to be involved in the illegal rally on July 9.

He reminded 1.2mil civil servants that they were bound by 'Aku Janji' signed when they joined the service and it prohibited them from joining such activities.

"Cuepacs will not defend those arrested as they know the risks. We advise them to comply with 'Aku Janji'," he said at a gathering of Kulim district civil servants at Dewan Bandaran here Sunday.

In another development, Omar said the issue regarding the apppointment of the director-general of Public Works Department (PWD) should not be politicised.

He said the five employees unions met him Saturday saying that they intend to meet with the Chief Secretary to the Government and Public Works Minister.

The issue arose when Datuk Seri Judin Abdul Karim rejected the post of CEO of Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) while Datuk Mohd Noor Yaacob was already appointed to take over from him as Publics Works Department director-general. - Bernama

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S’gor govt will not bear legal cost for those detained at rally: MB

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:40 AM PDT

Published: Sunday June 26, 2011 MYT 7:40:00 PM

SHAH ALAM: Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the Selangor government will not bear the legal cost of those who may be detained at the proposed illegal rally on July 9.

"We can't make promises of assistance for fear that we may not be able to deliver them," he told reporters after opening Selangor Book Fair 2011 at Shah Alam Convention Centre here on Sunday.

Khalid, however, said that the Selangor government was might assist them in other ways. - Bernama

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Police: PSM activists trying to rekindle communist ideology

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:10 AM PDT

KEPALA BATAS: The group of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) activists detained at Sungai Dua toll plaza here Saturday are using the July 9 illegal rally to rekindle the communist ideology, said Penang deputy police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar.

He said that the 30 activists led by Sungai Siput Member of Parliament Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj had distributed flyers deemed to be a threat to national security.

"They were carrrying items inciting the people to hate the government. This is serious and can threaten national security," he told reporters here on Sunday.

Police also seized various items associated with the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) ideology from the activists travelling from Sungai Petani, Kedah to Penang.

"They include flyers and t-shirts with Chin Peng, Rashid Maidin and Suriani Abdullah - all connected to MCP - written on them."

Rahim said the 31 people, aged 18 to 64 years, were remanded to facilitate investigation into the case.

The remand order was issued pursuant to Section 122 of Penal Code for waging war on Yang diPertuan Agong.

Meanwhile, in Kuala Lumpur, police detained on Sunday eight men, who were wearing yellow t-shirts with 'Bersih 2.0' written in Jawi at Taman Kosas, Ampang.

Ampang Jaya Police Chief ACP Amiruddin Jamaluddin said all eight were detained for wearing yellow t-shirts with 'Bersih 2.0' written on it, reflecting their support for the July 9, illegal rally.

"They were also found to have disrupted public order while riding on their motorcycles in the area. It was the reason for their arrest," he told Bernama on Sunday.

They were detained at 11am in front of the Taman Kosas mosque and taken to the Ampang police station.

They would be released after their statements were recorded, he said. - Bernama

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Ahad, 26 Jun 2011