When I told my mom that I’m going to Bersih 3.0, her
reaction was rather nonchalant - “Oh
okay” Whereas , my baby was “You have nothing better to do?!”
To be honest, this is the second time I’m going to a demonstration.
The first one was in 2009, when the Pakatan government collapsed, and I joined
thousand of Perakians at the Datuk Seri
Nizar’s residence to give him support.
Three years on and I couldn’t believe that I need to join thousand
of Malaysians to clean the crappy electoral system.
Why joining?
Apart from the Eight
Demands for cleaner and fairer election in the name of democracy, just look at
our authority lately.
Under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2011, which came into force
on Monday, assemblies in motion are prohibited but gatherings at designated
areas of assembly may proceed without police permit once proper notice is
given. Erm, so if my friends and I so happen wearing the same colour of shirt
and so happen are going the same destination is considered as unlawful?
Next, Section 14(1) of the Act, which the Najib
administration said would allow freedom of assembly in accordance with
international norms, stated that police could only impose conditions for any
planned assembly but not disallow it – so why now they don’t allow us to sit
and protest peacefully at Dataran Merdeka?
They are not only breach the Peaceful Assembly Act but also
the Federal Constitution of Article 10 in which every citizen has the right to
freedom of speech and expression, all citizens have the right to assemble peacefully
and without arms.
What so sick about Malaysia democracy scene recently is that Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof and Datuk
Wan Ahmad Wan Omar both chairman and deputy chairman respectively were once
UMNO member. Seriously, the heads who are conducting and counting our votes
were member of the UMNO – their integrity can be trusted?
I think this is my last note before I join thousands of
rakyat marching in to Dataran Merdeka, we are not pro opposition or pro
government neither. All we want is clean and fair election. We have been silent
for so many years, last year we had risen up and said no, this year, thousands
of people on Malaysian soil joining by thousand more Malaysians around the
world once again come together as 1Malaysia to demand our freedom and democracy
back to us.
Power to the people!!
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