Nine
people, including an opposition parliamentarian, were charged by the
Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court on 8 September, for taking part in the
#KitaLawan (“We Fight”) protest rally organized by opposition political
parties, NGOs and students on 28 March, and street demonstrations in
February leading up to it, though both were peaceful.
The nine people charged are Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin, electoral reform group Bersih 2.0 chair Maria Chin Abdullah, Mohd Fariz Abd Talib Musa, Mandeep Singh, Adam Adli, Teja Assemblyman Chang Lih Kang, Special Aide to Batu MP Mohd Rozan Azen Mat Rasip, Semambu Assemblyman Lee Chean Chung and Amanah Negara Party and Perak state Youth Chief Fakhrulrazi Mohd Mokhtar.
All nine took part in the #KitaLawan rally on 28 March calling for
political reforms, especially the release of former Deputy Prime
Minister Anwar Ibrahim, jailed in February on a politically motivated
charge of “sodomy”. He is a prisoner of conscience.
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