The Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (Act 736) will be amended to facilitate and support groups who wish to organise peaceful assemblies, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Speaking at the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Feb 13), Anwar said several amendments would be done including to amend and remove the requirement to obtain venue approval as stipulated under the Act.
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Speaking at the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Feb 13), Anwar said several amendments would be done including to amend and remove the requirement to obtain venue approval as stipulated under the Act.
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00:00This is a question raised by the Melaka Governor. I would like to give a clear explanation here.
00:07First, the government agrees to pass the 2012 Security Coordination Act to facilitate and help
00:20the implementation of decisions by bodies or groups that wish to have a safe gathering.
00:37This means that there is a need to get the approval of the place mentioned in several things.
00:51It will be moved and set aside.
00:55The so-called Section 11, Article 736,
01:02does not comply with the agreement of the owner or the owner of the gathering place
01:06that is currently being negotiated, and this will be removed from the established regulations.
01:16Secondly, what is needed is only what is called in the legal term, information,
01:28or police information, five days before that, so that the police can maintain safety, control, and also pass.
01:39With this, some previous actions, including investigations into anti-corruption gatherings involving students,
01:51all investigations will be stopped and no action will be taken.
01:57The same goes for protesting and protesting or showing feelings by social activists a few days ago,
02:06no action will be taken.
02:10Thirdly, the condition is only about crime or safety.
02:18That is different.
02:20What is allowed is a safe gathering.
02:23This means that the law regarding the possession of weapons or the use of children, which is prohibited, is certainly applied.
02:31However, I would also like to clarify that the images of some exceptions or actions,
02:39except for what happened a few days ago, do not depict the actual situation.
02:44Because if we look, for example, in 2012, when I was there,
02:51there was a request of Rp 2,874,000, which was approved in 2027.
03:02I did not approve it because I was involved.
03:06In 2021, there was a request of Rp 1,639,000, which was approved in 1606.
03:17In 2027, there was a request of Rp 12,256,000, which was approved in 12,123, in 1998.
03:36In 2024, there was a request of Rp 5,151,000, which was approved in 1998.
03:45But this is history.
03:47Because even though the law will be passed, maybe in the next session,
03:52we have gone to the moratorium, which means that the police will not use the law
03:58and give an exemption,
04:01with the intention of information or information five days earlier,
04:08so that the police know where to guard the crosswalk and safety.
04:14This is the best thing the government has done,
04:17which has never been done by the previous government, including the previous government.