Black 505: Police warn public against participation in rally

Police have advised members of the public not to participate in the Black 505 rally Saturday, claiming the organisers deliberately want to see clashes between the authorities and rally participants. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohmad Salleh said according to information based on a tip-off, the organisers had told protesters to provoke the authorities tasked to control the crowd at Padang Merbok, here and seven other locations in the city.

"The provocation is intended to create police anger at the demonstrators and thus create chaos at these places," he said in a statement here Friday.

He said that according to the tip-off, the organisers were also expected to spark chaos in Kuala Lumpur, in order to show to the world the "violence" caused by authorities.

Mohmad also stressed that the rally was against the law because it was in conflict with the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.

He said the police would not hesitate to take stern action against any person who willfully violated the act and any other law enshrined in the constitution.