KUALA LUMPUR: JARINGAN Melayu Malaysia (JMM) said it would proceed with
plans to stage a peaceful assembly against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender) practices after it was rejected a permit to gather at Dataran
Merdeka.
Its president, Azwanddin Hamzah Said, said the assembly, scheduled to
take place tomorrow at 3pm, would go ahead as the participating NGO groups were
already "prepared to mobilise".
However, he said they understood the concerns raised by Mayor Tan Sri
Ahmad Fuad Ismail over staging the assembly at Dataran Merdeka.
"We respect the mayor's decision and acknowledge that we have a
sense of responsibility to road users and businessmen who may be affected by
our actions.
"I will now sit with leaders from the other NGOs to discuss a more
suitable venue," he said after a brief meeting with Fuad at City Hall here
yesterday.
JMM and five other NGOs, including the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs,
Federation of Peninsular Malay Students (GPMS) and Malay Veterans Association
(PVTM), had applied for the permit last Friday.
Azwanddin said he was confident the assembly would be given the green
light to take place elsewhere despite the short notice. He said they would meet
with the police today to discuss their next move.
Meanwhile, PVTM president Mohd Ali Baharom urged the mayor to be fair to
all parties.
"If our permit has been rejected, then he should be consistent and
turn down the opposition's appeal as well."
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