Saturday 28 April 2012

100,000 BERSIH CROWDS FLEE TEAR GAS





By : CLARA CHOOI & TMI

POLICE have fired tear gas cannisters and water cannons at demonstrators who pushed through a barricade in front of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) leading to Dataran Merdeka, resulting in chaos on the streets.

Part of the 15,000-strong crowd led by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali earlier broke down a police-erected barrier and headed towards the historic square, prompting authorities to fire chemical-laced water and tear gas canisters.

Police fired as far as the DBKL building across from Jalan Parlimen, and managed to break up the crowd at Dataran who fled helter-skelter to avoid the barrage. Some appear to have been arrested.

Police are now headed down Jalan Tun Perak and firing tear gas at another group at Masjid Jamek.

Orders are being given for riot police to continue shooting water cannon and tear gas at the dispersing crowd.

Observers from law activists LoyarBurok said: “Tear gas was fired without warning deep and direct into the crowd.”

The crowd near Lebuh Pasar Besar have now pushed down the barricade, but around 30 riot officers armed with batons, shields and gas masks block their path to Dataran Merdeka.

Riot police then fired water cannons and tear gas at them after they refused to heed orders to disperse.

Bersih chief Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan and other opposition leaders including Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim were earlier blocked by four police trucks near the Sogo shopping complex.

But the trucks have since turned around for Dataran Merdeka, and the group has since resumed down Jalan Raja Laut toward the historic square.

9 comments:

  1. KK also have Bersih Rally, but we didn't have this sort of things happening. All is peaceful here.

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    1. Peserta Bersih di SM lebih bertindak ganas dan tidak mematuhi peraturan dan undang2 perhimpunan aman.

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  2. I'm glad that the rally in KK has gone on peacefully.

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  3. pesera bersih melakukan kekecohan, takkan nak dibiarkan saja. jadi kenalah ambil tindakan.

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  4. Susah kawal peserta yang sangat ramai. Pasti polis pun ada arahan2 yang diterima untuk mengawal keadaan yang sangat sesak

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  5. Yang penting tidak membunuh sudahlah.

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  6. mana2 yang lebam atau cedera tu, terima la kenyataan.. bukan mereka tidak tahu apa yang akan berlaku setiap kali berlaku demonstrasi seperti ini..

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  7. kalau tidak puas hati, minta saja pampasan dari Ambiga memandangkan ada ura2 bahawa beliau menerima dana dari kuasa asing..

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