A group of journalists and bloggers defied the police by walking together to Dataran Merdeka to push for more press freedom in the country.
The police citing traffic problems had not allowed the “Walk for Press Freedom” which had been originally scheduled for 9am.
The walk was organised by the Writers Alliance for Media Independence, Centre for Independent Journalism, National Alliance of Bloggers, and Benar, a cybergroup championing a free and fair media.
More freedom: Journalists and bloggers gathering at Dataran Merdeka to press for more press freedom during the “Walk for Press Freedom” event. The walk to Dataran Merdeka took place after de facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim spoke at the National Press Club. The group gathered at Dataran Merdeka but 15 minutes later a police team came and ordered them to disperse before noon “otherwise we might have to arrest you for illegal assembly.”
Before noon, the group had dispersed.
Earlier at the club, National Union of Journalist president Norila Mohd Daud urged for the repeal of the Printing Presses and Publications Act and the Official Secrets Act.
She also criticised the Prime Minister's Department for lodging a police report against the media for publishing the Royal Commission Report on the V.K. Lingam video clip before it was made public.
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