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Police Ready To Defend The Parliament

While i was driving today i realised heavy police presence in many areas. It didnt strike me on what was happening but while i was driving past the puchong police station i realised the police trucks and jeeps all lined up like they were ready for a massive operation to bust a drug syndicate or something.

Then when i got home and ran through my rss feed’s i saw Bloginie’s that this is purely because for the first time there is going to be a ban on the public from entering the parliament due to the plan of a no confidence vote being tabled by the opposition MP’s.

Excerpts from Malaysiakini said :

Police said several roads leading to the parliament building would be sealed off tomorrow and urged people not to protest, although the Keadilan opposition party denied Sunday it had called for any demonstrations. All police leave has also been canceled.

Tian also said opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was today banned from going anywhere close to parliament.”Police came to Anwar’s home today and presented the court order restricting him from going near parliament on Monday. If Anwar breaches the order, he could be arrested and charged in court,”

Pretty drastic isnt it?? ts going to be a very eventful Monday!

This news has been getting international attention from Rueters with their report below

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Police began beefing up security in parts of the Malaysian capital on Saturday in case of possible opposition-led street protests next week against the ruling coalition.

The government has been trying to quell growing public and opposition discontent after a series of political scandals and a steep rise in fuel prices, leading to fears about the country’s political and economic outlook.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Muhammad Sabtu Osman said several roads leading to parliament would be closed on Monday and security personnel would be deployed in some areas.

“Police have also taken preventive measures and have set up roadblocks from 2 p.m. (0600 GMT) today,” he was quoted as saying by the state-run Bernama news agency.

Police are preparing for a mass gathering outside parliament on Monday called by the opposition, which wants a parliamentary debate on a motion of no-confidence in the government.

“We are having a gathering to show our support for the motion of no-confidence to be debated,” said Ginie Lim, a spokesman for the opposition People’s Justice Party.

The Barisan Nasional coalition, which has led Malaysia since independence from British rule in 1957, is facing its worst crisis in 50 years.

Its popularity has plummeted since a March general election when the opposition alliance made surprisingly strong gains.

The opposition, led by former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, needs just 30 more seats to win a simple majority and form a government. It won a record 82 seats in the 222-seat lower house in the March election. The remaining seats are held by the ruling coalition.

In Malaysia, a gathering of five or more people requires a police permit. In practice, police deny permits to anti-government protests but often grant permits for protests against foreign governments such as the United States.

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