Bersih 2.0 will happen at Stadium Merdeka on July 9th
Thomas Fann
Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0)
Bersih 2.0 is disappointed in the manner in which the Prime Minister
and his cabinet has reneged on their offer to provide a stadium for us
to hold our peaceful gathering.
As members of civil society that are committed to principles of
integrity, we fully intend to abide by the advice of Tuanku DYMM SPB
YDP Agong and hold our gathering in a stadium to state our demand for
clean and fair elections.
We have chosen Stadium Merdeka as the best venue for this event, due
to its symbolic nature and central location, and we will not for one
moment be swayed from our decision to gather there peacefully.
If the Prime Minister is a man of his word, he will make the
appropriate arrangements for the event to proceed peacefully at
Stadium Merdeka.
Whether or not the government abides by their principles, we the
Malaysian people will always uphold ours. Our determination to
exercise our constitutional right to gather peacefully for a just and
reasonable cause is unwavering.
Recent statements by the Deputy IGP seem to indicate that the police
fully intend to take action against us if we do anything on July 9th
beyond staying at home.
However, patriotic Malaysians who want nothing but the ability to
choose our leaders through genuinely democratic means will never be
cowered by the unjust and immoral exercise of power. Our first and
foremost responsibility is to our future and our children, and we have
resolved that they shall inherit a nation ruled by not by fear, but by
the principles of justice.
Whatever happens between now and then, the rakyat will gather
peacefully in an orderly fashion to call for clean and fair elections
at Stadium Merdeka on the 9th of July at 2pm. We are coming, we will
be peaceful and together, we will build a better Malaysia.
Released by
Steering Committee
Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0)
The members of the BERSIH 2.0 Steering Committee are:
Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan (Chair), Andrew Khoo, Arul Prakkash, Arumugam
K., Dr Farouk Musa, Haris Ibrahim, Liau Kok Fah, Maria Chin Abdullah,
Richard Y W Yeoh, Dr Subramaniam Pillay, Dato’ Dr Toh Kin Woon, Dr
Wong Chin Huat, Dato’ Yeo Yang Poh dan Zaid Kamaruddin.