KAJANG: The recommended modifications to the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 need to make it much less stiff, claims Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan.
He claimed individuals’s right to relaxed settings up need to be maintained as long as they are relaxed and do not elbow in on exclusive rooms.
“If an assembly is held in private (areas), then the organisers have to seek consent from the premises’ owner.
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“However, if the setting up is kept in public rooms, such as those handled by regional councils, after that (the legislation) must not be so stiff to the degree that the organisers require location authorization,” he told the media after visiting Pasar Kajang on Friday (Feb 14).
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said in the Dewan Rakyat recently that the Act would be amended to facilitate and support groups that wish to organise peaceful assemblies.
He said the changes would include removing the requirement to obtain venue approval as stipulated under the Act in its current form.
“Under Section 11 of the Act, which specifies that organisers need to acquire the authorization of the proprietor or inhabitant of the setting up website, is presently a factor of opinion (and) will certainly be gotten rid of from the laws,” he had actually claimed.
