Rights group opposes clampdown on rally against Zahid DNAA

Lawyers for Liberty has come out strongly against "police intimidation" of a planned Malaysia Day rally led by Perikatan National.

The rally is to protest a High Court ruling that granted Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) on 47 graft charges involving Yayasan Akalbudi funds.

Deputy Inspector-Geneal of Police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (above) has said that police will take action against the planned demonstration if...