PUTRAJAYA, June 29 — A gaggle calling itself Demi Negara has given Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim 30 days to fulfil its demands after a protest in entrance of the official residence in Seri Perdana Complex right here.
Spokesman Aidil Yunus, a YouTuber referred to as YB Viral, mentioned if Anwar fails to accomplish that a second spherical of protest might be held in Tambun, Perak — the place Anwar is the MP.
“Our second spherical, we’ll go to Tambun. We give Anwar 30 days to react and fulfil our demands,” he advised reporters after the rally known as “Demo Rakyat Lawan Anwar” (Malay for “People’s Rally Against Anwar”).
“The 30 days is for him to come up and announce his actions in the direction of our eight demands. Then we’ll consider and see what’s subsequent,” he added.
The rally demanded eight issues from Anwar, who’s additionally the finance minister: Lowering the value of diesel and preserving the value of RON95 and fuel; restoring the availability of native rice with out growing the value and defending the plight of the rice farmers; dealing with drop-outs from Covid-19; and addressing points resembling the price of dwelling, public well being, equal allocation for all lawmakers; and freedom of speech and financial sovereignty.
Organiser Aidil Yunus speaks to the press after the ‘Rakyat Tolak Anwar’ demonstration on the Seri Perdana Complex in Putrajaya June 29, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Aidil claimed that about 300 individuals got here to the occasion, however Putrajaya police chief ACP A Asmadi Abdul Aziz estimated the quantity was really nearer to half of that.
“We anticipated the gang to be this huge from the start, however after the KL olice chief warned anybody who joined the rally that motion could be taken in opposition to them, after all it scared away the general public,” Aidil mentioned.
On Thursday, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa suggested the general public not to take part in the rally as no permission has been granted by the proprietor of the proposed venue, Putrajaya Corporation, to the organisers as required underneath the Peaceful Assembly Act.
Rusdi additionally mentioned the police obtained 85 reviews on the difficulty and have opened an investigation paper underneath Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Aidil additionally claimed that “few hundred 1000’s” watched the occasion on-line on social media.
“The crowd will get even larger in the long run when the federal government raises the RON95 value,” he mentioned.
Protesters collect in the course of the ‘Rakyat Tolak Anwar’ demonstration on the Seri Perdana Complex in Putrajaya June 29, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Anwar earlier right this moment mentioned the federal government has but to make any resolution on the necessity to rationalise the RON95 petrol subsidy. He is at present on a working go to in Penang.
The rally with commenced round 4.30pm after Asar prayers noticed protesters, principally Malays, clad in black chanting “rakyat bangkit” (Malay for “individuals stand up”) and “halau BlackRock” (“chase BlackRock away”, in reference to the MAHB share deal), “lawan Anwar” (“battle Anwar”) and “Anwar undur” (“Anwar resign”) had been repeatedly shouted from time to time.
The placards they introduced had been blaming Anwar for the nation’s issues.
Ten audio system, together with Parti (*30*) Bersatu Malaysia’s Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz and Badrul Hisham Shaharin or Chegubard, had accused Anwar of “scamming” the voters after main the federal government post-Fifteenth common election.
Besides Aidil, organiser Demi Negara’s public faces additionally included 80s singer-turned-PAS influencer Dayangku Intan (actual title Tunku Intan Abdul Hamid) and Sarawakian activist Siti Zulaikha Olivia, often known as Mak Iban Olivia.
