Polis resistant participants and activists #BatalGST

Among the so-called Ambiga Sreenevasan, Anthony Loke of DAP and the Secretary General of the Socialist Party of S. Arutchelvan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained several participants #BatalGST who held a protest rally at City this afternoon.

In addition, several opposition leaders and activists were also reported to have been summoned to the police headquarters of Dang Wangi taken evidence and assist in the investigation tonight.

Among the so-called patron of my country, Ambiga Sreenevasan, DAP secretary-manager, Anthony Loke and Secretary-General of the Socialist Party, S. Arutchelvan.

According to lawyers Lawyers for Liberty, Latheefa Koya found in the compound of the Dang Wangi police station there were 59 people have been detained until 7.30 last night.

The investigation is believed to be made under Section 143 of the Penal Code relating to holding an illegal assembly.

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Meanwhile, Bernama reported that the police confirmed a total of 30 individuals including former co-chair of the Net, Datuk S. Ambiga detained.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Tajudin Md Isa said those arrested were aged between 17 and 60 years were investigated under Section 143, Section 448 and Section 427 of the Penal Code and Section 4 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Explosion 1985.

"Ambiga held at 10pm at the headquarters of Dang Wangi police and remand petition against the suspects will be made tomorrow," he said in a statement.

Earlier police told to take action against the protesters believed that includes vandalizing public property and use smoke bombs and bring the children when the rally.

#BatalGST Rally was organized by a group of NGO Committee on May 1 and starts at various locations around Kuala Lumpur including Central Market, Masjid Jamek, Sogo, Merdeka Square and Masjid Negara around 2.30 pm before marching to KLCC.

It is to protest against the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which began April 1, which is said to burden the people.