Bersih 2.0 chief Ambiga Sreenevasan and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang were released at 6.30pm today after giving their statements to police at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK KL).
Speaking outside of the IPK KL, Ambiga (left) congratulated Malaysians for turning out in force.
“What I can say is, again, syabas rakyat Malaysia, we were not intimidated.
“This is no longer just about electoral reform. What we have achieved today was the rakyat's wish to have a sophisticated democratic process. It has opened the rakyat's eyes, that is what has been achieved,” she said.
She was the first among the seven who are detained at the KL headquarters to be released.
Speaking outside of the IPK KL, Ambiga (left) congratulated Malaysians for turning out in force.“What I can say is, again, syabas rakyat Malaysia, we were not intimidated.
“This is no longer just about electoral reform. What we have achieved today was the rakyat's wish to have a sophisticated democratic process. It has opened the rakyat's eyes, that is what has been achieved,” she said.
She was the first among the seven who are detained at the KL headquarters to be released.
Police wants all released today
KL CID chief Ku Chin Wah (right) said that all detainees will be released by tonight.
“We hope to release all those in Pulapol (Police Training Centre) in stages by 6.30pm today and by 9pm for those at Jinjang and IPK,” he said.
Ku said that those in Pulapol will be taken back to where they were arrested and released there.
Shortly after, a commotion occurred outside the police headquarters as Hadi was driven out of the police compound.Assuming that the PAS president was to be transported to another detention centre, some 50 PAS supporters that had gathered outside the headquarters began to chant "Allahu Akbar".
It was later clarified that Hadi is to be transported to his residence in Sentul and freed.
How Nurul escaped arrest
Earlier Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah showed up at the police station to visit her younger sister Nurul Iman.
The visit came as a surprise as there were reports that the MP had been arrested."Yes, we were arrested. We were asked to get on the ground and wait there but the handcuffs were not working and there was no police around, so we left," she clarified.
Nurul claimed that the police deliberately trapped them on both sides in the tunnel of KL Sentral and fired tear gas on them.
"The police were aiming at an angle but they were ordered to aim lower," she said.
Nurul said the move caused the gas canister to directly hit protestors and injuring them. Among those injured was Anwar's bodyguard who suffered a broken nose.
As of 7.50pm, Nurul Iman, Maria and Rubis were also released from police headquarters. This meant that all seven Bersih 2.0 related detainees at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent.Speaking to reporters, Maria thanked those that supported the rally today.
"Through the presence of the people today, they have spoken loudly that they want electoral reforms," she said.
Meanwhile, PAS central committee member Mazlan Aliman confirmed that as of 7.40pm, the party's deputy president Muhammad Sabu and two vice presidents Salahuddin Ayub and Mahfuz Omar detained at Jinjang police station are yet to be released.
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