More than 40 people who had taken part in Hindraf's nationwide march against Umno had been arrested by the police for illegal assembly.
PETALING JAYA: The police embarked on a nationwide crackdown against Hindraf-Makkal Sakthi members who were participating in People’s March for Solidarity against Umno/BN.
FMT learnt that more than 40 Hindraf supporters had been arrested, including nine women and four schoolchildren.
The march – in the form of car convoys – started today in various states, each convoy ending in another destination in the respective states.
In Kuala Lumpur, the car convoy started at Brickfields this afternoon while in Selangor, it kicked off at Rawang at 9.30am. Similalr convoys left their destinations in Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Kedah and Penang.
The police however were quick to swoop in the arrest those participating in these convoys, claiming that these people were taking part in illegal assembly.
The first group to be arrested were those involved in Perak. About six Hindraf members were arrested in Jelapang after leaving Buntong.
At about the same time, the Selangor police arrested about five Hindraf members, including Human Rights Party’s information chief S Jayathas at Rawang. They were taken to the Gombak police station for questioning.
Several other members of the Selangor convoy were also diverted to the Gombak police station. The remaining cars in the convoy had made their way to the Batu Caves temple where the Hindraf members are distributing leaflets for a massive rally planned at the KLCC on Feb 27.
In Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, the police arrested about 20 Hindraf supporters and had taken them to the Jalan Travers police station while 15 others were arrested in Seremban.
In both Kedah and Negeri Sembilan, the car convoys are being tailed by the police. The participants are expected to be arrested soon.
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