April 4, 2012
BERSIH3.0 Rally is on: April 28, 2012
Malaysiakini reports
The Bersih committee announced this morning that its next rally will be held at 2pm on April 28, at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur.
The theme of the rally, dubbed Bersih 3.0, is Duduk Bantah (sit-down protest), joint chairperson A Samad Said told a press conference.
Simultaneous protests are expected to be held in several places nationwide and other parts of the world, keeping up the coalition’s pressure for clean and fair elections.
Ambiga Sreenevasan said the focus of Bersih 3.0 would be on three key demands:
- The EC must resign.
- The electoral process must be cleaned up before the next general election.
- International observers should be allowed to monitor the polls.
Ambiga also said that Himpunan Hijau will hold its 3.0 rally alongside BERSIH 3.0. The
committee had yesterday said that the report of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reform had failed in key areas.
The coalition of NGOs had previously warned that another rally would be held if its demands were not met as a result of the PSC process.
The PSC was formed after BERSIH 2.0 led a rally of about 15,000 people in Kuala Lumpur on July 9 last year to back eight demands for electoral reform. The first Bersih rally had been held in 2007 with an estimated 40,000 people walking to the Istana Negara gates to submit a memorandum to His Majesty The Yang DiPertuan Agong.
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If BERSIH 3.0 rally is organised to demand for the same things as BERSIH 2.0 last year then, the former will be redundant, a waste of people time and money and government resources and something that may ignite trouble. It will definitely cause a massive traffic jam and this will inconvenience the general public. I will not join them this time.
Nazri the de facto law minister with a lawless son, has just pontificated that Dataran Merdeka is an ungazetted area for peaceful gatherings.
Now waiting for the other members of the herd to pontificate their opinions.
Also waiting for the Home Minister Krismuddin to declare Bersih 3.0 an illegal movement; the court to issue restraining orders to assemble and the IGP to start cracking his whip.
Same old script in Malaysia which Najib has declared had been successfully transformed.
These UMNOMelayus have no brains. They are addicted with too much belachan in their brain. Their western attire makes them phoney lards.
These UMNOMelyus have no brain. They are adicted with too much blanchan in their brain. Their western attire makes them a phoney lards walking zombies imitating westerners in the taste but brain dead in their thinking. Too much blachan in the head.
Another BERSIH? Why? Is it because previous issues have been addressed and there are no more excuses for poor performance, nothing to show in spite of 4 years in state administration? I only wish that our representatives look into layman everyday issues and problems rather than rhetorics. No, I will defintely not join the BERSIH this time around!
“..Himpunan Hijau will hold its 3.0 rally alongside BERSIH 3.0.”
Aiseh, killing 2 birds with one stone eh? Careful.., it might end up as Bersihkan Himpunan Hijau Tiga Suku! Ambiguous motives by Ambiga. Weather forecasts indicate that 28/04 will be cloudy with sudden thunderstorms.
You guys want change?? Change in Malaysia can only happen if you are willing to take extra- constitutional measures. We need a Che Guevara as I said two general elections ago for change of the kind you are looking for to happen. These criminals are not looking just to get re-elected to public office. They are fighting for their lives and their right to remain out of jail.
The stakes for them are never heavier. Do you see ministers and their families boarding up their mansions, locking up their garages, giving their maids a make-over at upmarket hair salons and checking into hotels? Do you see any unusual and heavy flight bookings out of the country to cooler destinations as things get hot in downtown Kuala Lumpur? Has the Attorney General gone missing and cannot be located?
It is none of the above. Even ‘makcik’ and ‘moid’ retarded though these characters are could tell that it is going to be more of the same. Nothing is gonna change folks! Instead you may want to pack and hit the road.
It is now or never folks! But right now it looks like it is never.
- The EC must resign.
Why must he? You gonna make him resign?
- The electoral process must be cleaned up before the next general election.
The electoral process has just returned from the laundry.
- International observers should be allowed to monitor the polls.
In your dreams!
Beautiful song, Dato. Nice.
I’m waiting for the sandman to come.
Memang betul dan bijaknya taksiran machik . Anjing menyalak bukit takkan runtuh….tetapi bulu roma BN akan menegak dan kemengan 2/3 akan tergugat…cucu saya pun paham dan cuma machik tak mau terima kenyataan.
Anjing menyalak bukit takkan runtuh – how about Bukit Antarabanagsa? Runtuh tak? Berapa kehilangan nyawa? Berapa million kerugian? Agaknya anjing mana yang menyalak di Bukit Antarabangsa?
Tak payah dok suruh anjing menyalak. Hantaq sekok anjing pi tokak kote Najib dah cukup. Che Mah Chot la nanti rugi. Takda benda yang dia nak tokak lagi.
Sorry to dissapoint you Folks, the portent aboot the appointed date is not so good… i am no believer of numerology but a colleague is ardent & has cautioned me. so i am just passing it on.
If one adds up all the numbers or figures concerning the chosen date. month and year, it totals to 22, which adds up to 4 – a dead-end road…
Bad for Bersih….it might become ‘ Keruh ‘. Don’t take my jester-friend seriously !
“I will not join them this time” – Hussaini Abdul Karim
“I will defintely not join the BERSIH this time around” – Anak Jati Perak
Coincidence, folks?
Ai tze – coincidence??
No, I do not know who is Hussaini, never met him before and most probably never will. I was at BERSIH 2.0 and it was not an experience I would like to repeat. So, I will definitely stay out from BERSIH 3.0!
I am pro-opposition all these years as I strongly believe that there must be check-and-balance to the government of the day. All I am asking of the elected representative is to work for the betterment of the general public and not engaged in rhetorics.
Sincere apologies A J Perak.
Both you and H A Karim are names unfamiliar to this site and hence my suspicion when you both ended your comments in the same vein.
I reside in the UK and therefore would not have a first hand account of Bersih 2, apart from some moving eye-witness accounts which I have read.
Can I ask what your experience was which made you decide not to attend another Bersh rally? It might be something that the organisers can learn from and not repeat.
Ai tze, I was about to type similar comments as yours with regards to Husaini Abdul Karim and Anak Jati Perak line of ” I will not join them this time around ” when I saw your thread appeared. Too much of a coincidence, and I am almost certain HAK aka AJP was never a participant of Bersih 1 or Bersih 2. Too easy to catch.
Ai tze,
Is it important for me to know you at all, who are you anyway? If you didn’t notice what I said above or read it but you still did not understand what I said, here’s my reason for not wanting to join BERSIH 3.0 rally again , “If BERSIH 3.0 rally is organised to demand for the same things as BERSIH 2.0 last year…”
Frank Zappa,
It doesn’t matter what you think about me. Action speaks louder than words and, ‘talk is cheap’!
Best regards to all.
HAK
Ai tze / Frank Zappa – I was down in KL on that day to see what’s happening and basically a busybody trying to catch a glimpse of what it feels like to participate in a rally….hehehe…never did that before, so need some adventure in life!!
I was with a friend at Kota Raya when we saw this huge crowd of people and was about to join them when I noticed there were a number of children in the midst. Having children of my own and making them stay at home on that day, I was disappointed with organisers for allowing participants with children. So, we decided to remain in Kota Raya building, did some window-shopping, makan-makan and later went home.
Ai tze,
No, I do not know who is Anak Jati Perak either. I have never met him before and most probably, I never will.
our polis, reserve unit and RELA are all honourable people who would’nt hurt a fly, so whats wrong with having childrens amongst them?
does it also stands written in the federal constitution that children are not allowed in demos?
AJP don’t bullshit us lah, talk is cheap.
who is Anak jati Perak………….Zambrythamby!
reeperbahn
Common sense should prevail here. Yes, parents and adults must use common sense, unless if they do not have any. Small children, and even wives, are best left at home and not brought to attend rallies, any rally for that matter. There’s no need for laws, much less in the Federal Constitution, to be written about it.
OMG…all these comments for a simple remark that I will not join BERSIH 3.0? FYI, AJP is a simple citizen, working in KL, hometown is a small town in Perak. And hey, AJP is a SHE and not a HE….hehehe…
As I said earlier, I do not subscribe in having children around at gatherings which might turn ugly, and ugly it did. That’s all. Its my opinion and maybe a number of other parents as well.
And yes, reeperbahn, talk is cheap. All I am doing was saying what I saw and what I feel in response to Ai tze. You don’t like it, then don’t join in the thread…
Peace and cheers!
Aak Jati Perak,
Okay, maybe I overdid it, sorry
your excuse sounded to me like excuses I heard from my students long time ago.
we have been brought up with western tradition, the older generation. in school and university we have been taught to practise democracy. going to a demo or rally with the family is normal in a western democracies. especially today, easter demonstration and on the first of May.
the Bersih 3.0 is a rally that is well known to the authorities and they should take care to avoid violence.
hak55, I think you were with police force once, remember reading your comment somewhere else. what common sense are you talking about?
spraying people with chemical water and shooting people with tear-gas cylinders because they are excercising their constitutional right? wake up lah!
reeperbahn,
You like to believe that your assumption is right. Sorry, I have never been with the police force, ever, and you are barking the wrong tree. Common sense, yes, I hope you have some of it, even a little bit will do.
hak55,
”what common sense are you talking about?
spraying people with chemical water and shooting people with tear-gas cylinders because they are excercising their constitutional right? wake up lah!”
Did I say YOU don’t have common sense??
everyone believes their assumption is true, I’m no exception. I thought I remember reading your comment regarding Mat Sabu’s speech on a communist attack of a police station. IF I’m mistaken I apologise for it.
also I don’t have a bone to pick with the police either. my say was on the common sense of the malaysian authorities who attacked peaceful rally participants. the police are there to assure the safety of the citizens primarily and also to contain them if they become unruly but with suitable means.
one more of my assumptions: women make up a large portion of the active voters, so why should’nt they voice their discontent actively? if they are partaking in a rally should’nt the police exercise extra caution?
reeperbahn
No, you never said to me, “…YOU don’t have common sense” but reading your comments, that’s implied.
Yes, I did make some comments criticising Mat Sabu for supporting Mat Indera and the communist troop that he led on the attack of Bt Kepong police station, anyone can do that and he or she does not have to be a member of the police force to do that.
And, if you want to blame the police about what you think are things they did that defies common sense or criticise them for not having any common sense, attack them, by all means, but why go after me?
I still think women and children SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT to the rally but, if women on their own want to participate in it, it’s up to them.
In my comment above, I said,”Small children, and even wives, are best left at home and NOT BROUGHT to attend rallies, any rally for that matter.” Now, do you notice the difference?
By the way, your apology is accepted and it’s magnanimous of you to offer me that.
hak55,
there is nothing magnanimous about that for me (maybe in malaysia). anyway. if you read my comment again you’ll notice that I WAS blaming the polis. my idea of a democratic society is different from yours. I habour no animousity towards you, I remembered your name because your comment was impressive, thats all.
my written English may be misleading sometimes because i have to often translate from german.
hak,
I saw your compliment as dressed with a tinge of sarcasm, if again I’ve misunderstood you, I beg your pardon, and feel most obliged.
though i am not in the best of health, i would love to attend but am surrounded by people who are negative who say nothing will come out of bersih 3. Someone suggested that the best way would be to do what gandhi did just ask people not to go to work. Grind everything to a standstill till Agung steps in and clean elections are stated to be carried out.
May i know the rally venue for Penang and Butterworth please!