Police will call up the organiser of yesterday's rally against the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd) over a report on children being in attendance.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Mazlan Lazim said this is an offence under Section 4(2)(f) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012, with those found guilty liable to a fine of up to RM20,000.

“The organiser will be called up to assist the investigation and so far, no police report has been lodged on damage to landscape during the rally,” he told a press conference at his office here today.

Yesterday, Mazlan was reported to have said that about 55,000 people attended the rally and it went smoothly with no untoward incident reported.

The rally organiser said that the rally was held to show gratitude following the government’s decision to not ratify the convention, and to continue to uphold the Federal Constitution.

On Nov 23, the Prime Minister’s Office said that Icerd would not be ratified, and that the government would defend the social contract that had been agreed by all races during the formation of the country.

- Bernama