Ex-MP Calls for Police Re-training on Peaceful Assembly Laws
• Ex-MP urges Home Ministry and IGP to teach police that rally permits not needed • Peaceful Assembly Act enacted 12 years ago means organizers only need to notify police in advance • Originally had to notify police 10 days in advance, but this was reduced to 1 day in 2012 • Maria Chin says police still demand permits and disrupt rallies over lack of permits • She wants Home Ministry and IGP to properly train police on peaceful assembly laws