By Dr Chen Man Hin, DAP life advisor 22nd May 2012
Yesterday, Anwar, Azmin and Badrul were served with charges by police claiming that they incited the crowd to crash the Dataran barricade.
Unable to counter the rising tide of dissatisfaction of the people, and scared by the gigantic crowds at Bersih 3 demonstration, they are resorting to police harassment and fabricating baseless charges, like the ones against Anwar, Azmin and Badrul.
Najib and UMNO are refusing to listen to the demands of Bersih 3 and the Opposition.
They refuse to admit that the Malaysian Spring has erupted as shown by the gigantic gathering of some 300,000 demonstrators in the streets around Dataran Merdeka. The demonstrators were represented by all the races of this country, by young and old and by friendly smiling youths and the common people who are honest, simple Malaysians who want to show that they love their country, and they want clean and free elections at the coming elections.
PM Najib is best advised to listen to the voices of the Malaysian Spring. Arrests and fabricating false charges will not quell the unrest and dissatisfaction in the country. PM Najib should sit down with Ambiga and the Bersih committee and listen to their demands and advice.
PR leaders have called for a Commission of Enquiry to study and analyse the Bersih demonstration gather photo graphic evidence of police brutality and to propose reforms to the Election Commission in order to have clean, fair and free elections.