Stephen Tan Ban Cheng
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Candle Light Vigil A Success - 2008/09/14 22:52
About 600 Malaysians were at the candle light vigil to express solidarity with ISA detainees Raja Petra Kamaruddin and Teresa Kok.
The 9pm vigil for the detainees, including the Hindraf Five, began with about 350 Malaysians of all races. Most were dressed in black.
At the vigil which was organized, among others, by Suaram and Aliran progressed peacefully with the shouting of slogans punctuated by songs and speeches, the crowd swelled to more than 600 people.
It is understood that police made a polite request to the organisers to stop the vigil at 9.35pm. Up till then, two elected representatives from the DAP, Chow Kon Yeow and Prof. Ramasamy, had addressed the crowd, compromising a mix of all ages.
A larger crowd was expected until what was understood to be last-minute SMSes flying around.
No more than 20 police personnel were in attendance.
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Circular No: 7/2008 - Palestine Humanitarian Fund
