BERSIH 4.0 organisers said they will go on with the rally as planned, despite their application for a permit has been declined by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

BERSIH 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah said its committee had also rejected DBKL's proposal to postpone the rally and hold it at another venue.

"Same date, same time... but we will only gather around Dataran Merdeka," said Maria in Whatsapp message to Astro AWANI.

On Tuesday, DBKL had rejected BERSIH’s application to use Dataran Merdeka and Padang Merbuk for its rally on August 29 and 30.

DBKL had also suggested that BERSIH holds its rally a week after Merdeka, August 31.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Amin Nordin said this is because both the venues have been booked earlier for other events.

“Dataran Merdeka and the area surrounding it will be used preparations for the Merdeka parade while Padang Merbuk will be used by the Armed Forces for the Merdeka preparations,” he said at a press conference after a meeting with BERSIH 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah.

The mayor said since Maria was adamant on holding the rally on that particular date and venue, DBKL has no choice but to treat the rally goers as the usual crowd.