Scenes from anti-ISA protest August 1, 2009

All access to the Istana Negara has been blocked by the police in anticipation of two major afternoon rallies.

GMI president Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh in his press conference at the PAS headquarters declared the rally as a massive success despite not being able to submit a memorandum to the King. He claimed that the rally had attracted about 100,000 people although eyewitnesses put a more conservative figure of closer to 20,000.

Police fired tear gas and water cannons today at more than 20,000 demonstrators who took to the streets to protest against controversial internal security laws. In chaotic scenes in downtown Kuala Lumpur, some 5,000 police including riot squads arrested scores of protesters as they gathered at rallying points across the city including two mosques - Masjid Negara and Masjid Jamek - and the Sogo shopping complex.

Scenes from anti-ISA protest at Masjid Negara earlier this evening. The crowd from Masjid Negara and those from Dataran Merdeka - numbering some 2,000 - have been blocked by the police at the Jalan Raja/Jalan Tun Perak junction from moving towards Sogo. The crowd has decided to move towards Padang Merbok located along Jalan Parliament. There is a also sizeable crowd gathered at the Jalan Kuching flyover near Bank Negara.



A sizeable crowd gathered at the Jalan Kuching flyover near Bank Negara marching towards Sogo but have been blocked by the police.



Kawalan ketat anggota polis mengakibatkan kedua-dua kumpulan pro dan anti ISA gagal berhimpun di Dataran Merdeka. Namun begitu mereka cuba berkumpul berhampiran bulatan Bank Negara yang berakhir dengan pancutan "water canon" serta tembakan gas pemedih mata oleh anggota2 polis yang berkawal disitu.



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Cops rough up Opposition MP



Bukit Jalil police station is where most of the detainees from the ISA anniversary protest are being held.





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