UPDATE - PROHAM DISCUSSION ON PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

BUILD UP TO BERSIH 5: ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

OR DISEMPOWERING FOR CITIZENS ACTION

Date:               Nov 17, 2016 (Thursday)

Time:               5.30 pm to 7pm

Venue                  Conference Room at NORTH SOUTH INITIATIVE, A-2-7 Pusat Perdagangan Seksyen 8, Jalan Sg Jernih 8/1, 46050 Petaling Jaya,

Tel/Fax :03 7931 0741

Panel (Invited subject to confirmation) 

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   Dr Khoo Ying Hooi (PROHAM Volunteer) – A review of the events & contemporary environment for action’s peaceful action through peaceful assembly.

·         KDN or Police Spokesperson – The position taken by KDN & enforcement and their views pertaining to this action.

·         Mr Jerald Joseph (SUHAKAM) – A review of previous inquiries and recommendations on peaceful assemblies.

·         Mr Syahredzan Johan (Bar Council) – A review of the current laws pertaining to peaceful assembly and the application of it in Malaysian society

·         Spokesperson from Barisan National Youth/UMNO Youth - Political party position on freedom of peaceful assembly

·         Dato Saifuddin Abdullah (Chief Secretary Pakatan Harappan) - Political party position on freedom of peaceful assembly

·         Ms Maria Chin Abdullah (Chairperson, BERSIH)– A review of emerging issues in exercising the right to peaceful assembly & the way forward

Panel Moderated by Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria (PROHAM Secretary General)

Participation is by email confirmation to prohamsecretariat@gmail.com