The Dewan Rakyat passed the contentious Peaceful Assembly Bill after less than four hours of debate by six parliamentarians.
The Bill, which bans street demonstrations but allows regulate d assemblies, was passed by voice vote, in the absence of Pakatan Rakyat MPs who had staged a walkout in the middle of the second reading.
Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim (PKR-Permatang Pauh), Abdul Rahman Dahlan (BN-Kota Belud), Lim Guan Eng (DAP-Bagan), Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS-Marang), Ibrahim Ali (IND-Pasir Mas) and P Kamalanathan (BN-Hulu Selangor) had debated the Bill.
The amendments tabled at committee stage were also passed by voice vote without the presence of Pakatan MPs.
The opposition MPs were absent when Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, wound up on points raised during the debate.
The Bill, which bans street demonstrations but allows regulate d assemblies, was passed by voice vote, in the absence of Pakatan Rakyat MPs who had staged a walkout in the middle of the second reading.
Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim (PKR-Permatang Pauh), Abdul Rahman Dahlan (BN-Kota Belud), Lim Guan Eng (DAP-Bagan), Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS-Marang), Ibrahim Ali (IND-Pasir Mas) and P Kamalanathan (BN-Hulu Selangor) had debated the Bill.
The amendments tabled at committee stage were also passed by voice vote without the presence of Pakatan MPs.
The opposition MPs were absent when Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, wound up on points raised during the debate.
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