What's happening?
6:00pm :
KUCHING: Al Idrus building looked deserted, just a few passersby, no sign of any impending Vigil.
IPOH: At ISA Vigil Venue, Dataran MBI Majlis Bandar Ipoh, 2 packed Police Jeeps pulled up to take position. About a dozen or less men.
8:28PM:
IPOH: Police blocked area around Dataran Imbi and Vigil looked impossible to hold
8:40+-:
KUCHING: Had gone to the wrong place, finally found Satok Vigil just as it was ending. Crowd of less than 100, some dozen Policemen and SB Officers. Crowd was well mannered, no shouts, no taunts. As the last candle put out, people milling around. A good outing and event
8.50:
KL: A call came in a person was arrested at the Amcorp Mall, in PH/KL
9.09:
IPOH: 1 arrest in Ipoh, 11 in KL
9.26:
KL/PJ: Problem with some pix from PJ/KL. A crowd had gathered in front of PJ Police Station insupport of the arrests at Amcorp
9.26:
IPOH: Vigil crowd estimated at about 60, another 30 dispersed or were displaced
9.28pm:
KL: Total arrest 24, 6 of them women
9.37:
IPOH: Syed Ibrahim of GMI/Mafrel arrested
9.39pm:
PJ/KL: Vigil participants and supporters gathered in front of PJ Police Station showing support for those arrested. Police securing the Station, some reported chasing and attempting arrest of some people.
In IPOH Police were back in action at crowd control.
10.21pm:
Estimated 29 arrests nationwide; Penang 2, Ipoh 1, KL 17:
11.34pm :
KUCHING: Huge bunch of Kuching pix now in of event missed. Will put out soones. Meanwhile total Police arrests aren't clear.
Anti ISA Vigil, Satok, Kuching, 1 August, 2010
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Candlelight Vigil
1st August 2010,
Keadilan HQ
Lot 468-469,Bangunan Al Idrus,
Commercial Center
Jalan Satok.
Kuching.
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7 comments:
What a shame! This BN government is so afraid of their shadows, why?
Those who were arrested were 'would-be participants' of Candlelight Vigil - yah candles not arms not C4. This PDRM is so sick!
To those brave people of Malaysia, I say well done!
New Look - congrats! Nice soothing green - so pleasing to the eyes.
Jong, Jarod,
Thanks for keeping me updated on KL and Ipoh.
No of arrests not officially confirmed!
Oh the background has changed. Yeah. I thought it was cooling, too. You can change the background on blogger.com easily. Many types and types - some in very loud colors! :-))
Bravo to those who turned up for Anti-ISA date.
God bless these brave ones.
Actually on the same day 1 August there were two events. There was a Regatta and Kuching Festival.
We might have seen more participants.
I think Ipoh's Candlelight Vigil was the most successful last night despite the fact police were all over the place setting up road blocks at road junctions leading to Dataran Bandaran Ipoh as early as 6pm.
By 7something they were already diverting traffic at U-turns that they specially set up to frustrate would-be participants of the Candlelight vigil.
While the red-guards were vigilantly guarding the area adjacent to Dataran Bandaran Ipoh which is behind Parkson Grand, about 50-60 vigilers gave them the slip and regrouped at the front entrance of Parkson Grand on Brewster Road. They lighted up their candles and successfully displayed their "Mansuhkan ISA" banner - yeah, the "weapon" the Red Guards fear most! I managed to catch them there and started honking while other cars behind me followed. It sure looked like 'carnival time' for Ipoh!
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