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Cops have no authority to block protest, says anti-incinerator group
Published:  Sep 27, 2024 7:13 PM
Updated: 11:13 AM
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The Rawang Tolak Incinerator Network (RTI) has condemned the police for purportedly blocking the group from holding a protest on Tuesday.

According to the group, it had received a letter from the Gombak district police headquarters yesterday citing safety concerns, location suitability, traffic congestion, and public order as reasons to forbid the protest an incinerator project.

It argued that the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) does not give police the authority to prevent the protest as...


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