KUALA LUMPUR 14 Julai - Pihak polis mempunyai maklumat risikan lengkap mengenai
cubaan pakatan pembangkang mengadakan demonstrasi di hadapan bangunan Parlimen
pagi ini sehingga memaksa pihak berkuasa mengadakan sekatan jalan raya yang
menyebabkan kesesakan lalu lintas yang teruk.
Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar berkata, maklumat itu
diperoleh daripada ceramah pakatan pembangkang, blog dan khidmat pesanan ringkas
(SMS) yang dihantar kepada pemimpin peringkat bahagian.
''Kita tidak boleh kompromi dan hanya mengambil sikap menunggu kejadian berlaku
sebelum ambil tindakan. Kita juga tidak memandang ringan kenyataan Penasihat
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sebelum ini bahawa dia
akan menggunakan kuasa rakyat jika tidak berjaya membawa undi tidak percaya
kepada Perdana Menteri.
''Polis terpaksa mengambil tindakan tegas bagi memastikan ketenteraman awam
berikutan terdapat maklumat risikan bahawa demonstrasi ini juga akan melibatkan
pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO), Tenaganita dan Majlis Peguam," katanya pada
sidang akhbar di pejabatnya di bangunan Parlimen hari ini.
Syed Hamid mengulas kenyataan Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan
Ismail hari ini yang menuduh kerajaan cuba menjadikan kawasan Parlimen sebagai 'medan
perang' apabila menempatkan 600 anggota polis dan memasang kawat berduri di
sekitarnya.
Wan Azizah yang menafikan pakatan pembangkang bercadang mengadakan demonstrasi
hari ini mendakwa tindakan polis itu berpunca kerana Anwar sebelum ini ada
membuat kenyataan untuk hadir ke Parlimen bagi mendengar perbahasan.
Kawalan ketat polis pagi ini menyebabkan hanya ahli Parlimen dan pegawai
kerajaan dibenarkan masuk manakala kira-kira 20 wartawan yang ditugaskan membuat
liputan persidangan turut dihalang dan hanya dibenarkan masuk satu jam kemudian
dengan syarat meninggalkan kenderaan dua kilometer dari Parlimen.
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International Malaysia Law Conference (26 to 28 Sept 2012) Hurry up! The countdown continues and the current promotion rate ends 30 June 2012. Don't miss what is going to be the best conference in the region! On top of that, if you sign up with 5 or more people from the same organisation, we will give you a 10% group discount. Click on the link above to register.
Seminar on an Introduction to the Industrial Relations Act (23 May 2012) Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Professional Development Committee, this seminar will take place at 3:00 pm, at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium, on 23 May 2012 (Wednesday). The seminar will be conducted by Wong Keat Ching. Click on the link above for more details.
Seminar on Tax Issues in Financial Transactions (25 May 2012) Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Professional Development Committee, this seminar, featuring S Saravana Kumar, will take place at 3:00 pm, at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium, on 25 May 2012 (Friday). Click on the link above for more details.
Dialogue with Criminal Law Practitioners (26 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council, this dialogue will take place at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Bar Council, on 26 May 2012 (Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.
Conference on Competition Law (31 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council with the support of LexisNexis, this conference will take place at 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, on 31 May 2012 (Thursday). For more details or to register, please contact Vilashini Vijayan (03-2050 2095; vila@malaysianbar.org.my). Click on the link above for more details.
Talk on What Clients Want (7 June 2012) Organised by the KL Bar Practitioners' Affairs Committee, the talk, presented by Ong Eu Jin, will take place at 5:00 pm, at the KL Bar Auditorium, on 7 June 2012 (Thursday). Click on the link above for more details.
4th LAWASIA Family Law Conference, Penang (13 and 14 July 2012) Supported by Penang Bar Committee and the Malaysian Bar, this conference, themed “The New Global Family: Emerging Trends and Challenges to Family Practice”, will take place at Traders Hotel, Penang, on 13 and 14 July 2012 (Friday and Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.