After attending a programme at the Inaugural Asia International Security Summit and Expo 2025 on Wednesday (Jan 22), Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil told the media that rally organisers must adhere to the law and seek permission from the site owner.
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00:00Yesterday, the police asked the organisers to rally on Saturday to ask for permission from the Prime Minister before the rally.
00:12Yesterday, the PSM asked if the government had any plans to ask for Soko's permission before the rally.
00:22We have to look at it from the perspective of order and law.
00:29I remember there were many occasions where the crowd in Padang Mermuk asked for Soko's permission.
00:41There were many considerations, and as Dato' Sy Saifuddin has said,
00:47all of these considerations were taken into consideration whether Soko's permission would be granted or not.
00:54But if one or all parties want to cause a ruckus,
01:00at this time, the law clearly states that there needs to be permission from the landowner.
01:07If the landowner does not grant permission, then it violates the law.
01:13So we ask that all Malaysians, regardless of their political views,
01:19always abide by the law.
01:23Would you urge the Home Minister to provide support in order to provide space for the rally?
01:32I can't urge the Home Minister to take any company, for example.
01:42Or I can't force the Home Minister to use a private 5G slice.
01:53I can only say, and this goes back to the consideration of the agency,
01:58that we are not crossing the line in that regard.