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[B]The Malaysian parliament has passed a ban on street protests, despite a rally against the bill by crowds of lawyers.[/B]
Opposition lawmakers boycotted the vote on the Peaceful Assembly Act, which the ruling party says eases regulations.
But critics say it replaces a rule requiring a police permit for a demonstration with one that bans street protests.
Some 500 lawyers marched in the capital ahead of the vote.
They chanted "freedom to assembly" and "freedom to the people", before police stopped most of them from entering the complex.
They says the new laws - which do allow gatherings in designated places like stadiums and public halls - are more repressive than the old ones.
Malaysian Bar Council President Lim Chee Wee told AFP news agency the ban was "outrageous".
"Assemblies in motion provide the demonstrators with a wider audience and greater visibility, in order for others to see and hear the cause or grievance giving rise to the gathering," he said.
But the government says the legislation - which also bans those under 21 from organising rallies - strikes a balance between the right to protest and public security needs.
[B]Laws repealed[/B]The move comes almost five months after Malaysians staged the biggest street rally against the government in recent years, calling for electoral reform.
The authorities were criticised for using tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd, reports the BBC's Jennifer Pak in Kuala Lumpur.
[IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55396000/jpg/_55396511_012919243-1.jpg[/IMG]Prime Minister Najib Razak is trying to be seen as a reformer
Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is expected to call an election early next year, has been trying to boost his popularity by overhauling the country's web of security laws.
Last week, the government announced the repeal of three emergency proclamations providing for detention without trial.
Much of the legislation dates back to the 1960s and 1970s when Malaysia was racked by tensions between Muslim Malays and the ethnic Chinese, which at one point exploded into bloody riots.
Thousands of people are being held under the proclamations, according to a report on arbitrary detention by the UN Human Rights Council last year.
Campaigners say that many of those being held are petty criminals who have been denied due process.
Mr Najib also promised in September to repeal another law, the Internal Security Act, which has its origins in the anti-Communist legislation of the British colonial period. Correspondents say it has been used for decades to detain and intimidate government critics.[/release]
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15933269[/URL]
It's about time someone banned protesting.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33491753]It's about time someone banned protesting.[/QUOTE]
Too bad horrible posts haven't been banned[sp] yet[/sp].
Country full of corruption and people are protesting it?
Ban protesting.
Let's protest against this!
EDIT:
[QUOTE=UnknownDude;33491778]Country full of corruption and people are protesting it?
Ban protesting.[/QUOTE]
Hey give them a break, it's easier.
I'm actually surprised nobody's made a joke or reference to Australia yet.
Of course now that I've said this, some mook is going to make the joke out of spite. :(
While they're at it, they should ban illness and dying too.
[QUOTE=The DooD;33491888]While they're at it, they should ban illness and dying too.[/QUOTE]
The funny thing is that they banned dying once in France.
Then they wondered why did everyone kept doing it.
[QUOTE=The DooD;33491888]While they're at it, they should ban illness and dying too.[/QUOTE]
Penalty is capital punishment by aging?
More great ways my country is able to get stupider...
And the elections is early next year.
Its like they want to lose it.
Man that's terrible, I hope someone protests agai-
Oh.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33491753]It's about time someone banned protesting.[/QUOTE]
Yes because such interesting things happen in Latvia where protesting would even be a concern for you guys.
[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;33492662]Yes because such interesting things happen in Latvia where protesting would even be a concern for you guys.[/QUOTE]
And you would know?
[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;33492662]Yes because such interesting things happen in Latvia where protesting would even be a concern for you guys.[/QUOTE]
Latvians protest like real men, we trash liquor store and get drunk. No more protests since everyone is drunk. And property damage is minimal.
Yes it happened once. Was pathetic.
He was thinking:
"Silly countries having problems with protesters, let's just ban it in our country. Problem solved."
[QUOTE=Van-man;33491771]Too bad horrible posts haven't been banned[sp] yet[/sp].[/QUOTE]
Too bad this post wasn't banned yet for not getting a joke.
By the way, we should ban jokes too, because fuck human rights.
why doesn't the US do this it'd be quicker
[QUOTE=edberg;33497477]why doesn't the US do this it'd be quicker[/QUOTE]
This post is so stupid, I feel like I should print it out and keep it pinned to the wall in a nice frame as a reminder to think before talking.
Oh Sobooooooootnik! you're going to love this!
With all this banning going on, why hasn't someone banned banning?
Or would they just get banned for trying to ban banning?
Now those cops will be beating people senseless because so many will be at it.
This just in, Malaysia bans banning bans.
[QUOTE=Van-man;33491771]Too bad horrible posts haven't been banned[sp] yet[/sp].[/QUOTE]
Yeah too bad.
Suddenly the GOP Congressman propose a "genius" new bill, they explain they got the idea "in a dream, and their were allot of Asians in that dream for some odd reason, must have been the 'Chinese' food they all ate for dinner".
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aww man
[QUOTE=Nikota;33497916]This post is so stupid, I feel like I should print it out and keep it pinned to the wall in a nice frame as a reminder to think before talking.[/QUOTE]
no fun allowed
what the crap?
Really?
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