Police to take statement of organisers of anti-TPPA gathering
Bernama
November 21, 2015 22:08 MYT
November 21, 2015 22:08 MYT
TAJUDDIN: No arrest has been made but police will take statements from the organisers in the near future. - Filepic
The gathering to protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) held near the Ampang Park LRT Station here received poor response when only about 100 people attended it.
The chairman of the anti-TPPA movement, Mohammad Nizam Mahshar, who led the gathering, said it was participated by 52 non-governmental organisations (NGO) including Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa (Perkasa) and Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM).
The peaceful gathering, held for one hour beginning at 2.30pm, started from an area opposite the As-Syakirin Mosque, Jalan Ampang before proceeding to the Ampang Park LRT Station, about 500 metres away, carrying banners with the wordings "TPPA Oppresses the People" and "Do Not Mortgage National Sovereignty".
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur Police Chief, Datuk Tajuddin Md Isa said police would call up the organisers to record their statement for staging the illegal gathering.
"No arrest has been made but police will take statements from the organisers in the near future," he said when contacted by Bernama, here today.