Nazri: MCA can't stop PAS' Act 355 rally

Shakira BuangPublished: Jan 8, 2017 6:51 PM | Updated: Jan 8, 2017 6:55 PM

MCA cannot oppose PAS' move to hold a public event to explain amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act (Act 355), said Umno supreme council member Nazri Abdul Aziz.

The Culture and Tourism Minister said it is PAS' democratic right to hold the rally.

"MCA cannot disagree because (peaceful assembly) is the fundamental right of every individual, and the law (Peaceful Assembly Act 2012) was passed by Parliament when I was law minister.

"We have a law which allows anyone to hold a gathering because we believe people have a right to do based on stipulated rules," he said when met in Kuala Lumpur.

Peaceful assembly is every citizen's fundamental right, says the minister.

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