China flag waving incident: Cops investigating gathering of 400 people in Teluk Intan

The Star

Around 400 people, including members from various NGOs, PAS, and local residents, gathered near Teluk Intan's Leaning Tower on Saturday (Oct 26) evening, where the Perak PAS commissioner delivered a speech.   In a statement on Sunday, Perak Police Chief Datuk Comm Azizi Mat Aris said authorities had not been notified of the gathering, prompting an investigation under Section 9(1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3khedma9  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

Transcript

00:00The opposition and a coalition of non-governmental organizations, NGOs, in Teluk Intan did not

00:10notify the police about a rally held at Dataran Manara, Condong, on Saturday evening.

00:16Perak Police Chief Datuk Commissioner Azizi Mad Aris stated on Sunday that the gathering

00:22involving around 400 people from NGOs, PAS members and local residents included a speech

00:27by the Perak PAS Commissioner as part of the Fly the Jalur Gemilang rally.

00:37He said police are investigating under Section 9, Subsection 1 of the Peaceful Assembly Act

00:422012 for lack of notification and plan to request an order to investigate to gather

00:48statements and complete the investigation.

00:51Commissioner Azizi cautioned the public against participating in gatherings that may disrupt

00:56public order.

00:59On Saturday, he also noted that police received 16 reports concerning the raising of the

01:05Chinese national flag at a recent cultural event in Teluk Intan.

Category

Transcript

Recommended