KUALA LUMPUR: Police fired nearly RM20,000 worth of tear gas during the July 9 Bersih demonstrations. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Abdul Aziz revealed this in a written response to Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng (DAP), who asked how many canisters were fired to thwart Bersih’s Walk for Democracy. Nazri said police used two types of canisters – the RM79.76 Tear Smoke Shell and the RM135 Tear Smoke Grenade – both manufactured by ALS Technologies of the United States.
He said police fired 226 Tear Smoke Shell shots and 36 Tear Smoke Grenade shots. The total cost was RM22,885.76.
Responding to another of Lim’s questions, he said police arrested 1,412 men and 97 women during the demonstrations.
The racial breakdown was 1,435 Malays, 21 Chinese, 29 Indians and 24 others. Of the total, 103 were aged 61 and above, 645 were between 36 and 60 and 761 were between 11 and 35.
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