Published: Sunday May 12, 2013 MYT 10:55:00 PM
Updated: Sunday May 12, 2013 MYT 11:42:24 PM
GE13: Crowds fill up roads at PR's post-election rally in Ipoh
By EDMUND NGO
The participants sit on the road listening to speeches at the Pakatan rally in Ipoh. Starpix by RONNIE CHIN IPOH: Pakatan Rakyat held its third post-general election rally with the crowd filling up roads at Medan Istana here on Sunday.
The rally, held in front of the state PKR headquarters, was held to protest the results of the 13th general election last Sunday.
In his speech, PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called on Malaysians to brush aside their fears of May 13.
"Let May 13 be a new day for a new Malaysian spirit, rejecting all manner of racism," he said.
Among the speakers were Perak PKR chief Dr Muhamad Nur Manutty and Badrul Hashim Shaharin (also known as Chegu Bard).
Also present was Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
The crowd turned up as early as 7pm, most of them dressed in black. The rally was over at about 11pm.
Vehicles were parked about 1km along Jalan Istana and Kinta riverbank from the Kinta Riverfront Hotel, leading to Medan Istana.
Policemen were seen directing traffic along the congested Jalan Raja Musa Aziz, Jalan Lim Bo Seng and Jalan Istana.
It was reported that the rally did not receive permission from the police.
Perak police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the rally organiser met the district police chief on Friday to obtain permission but the application was rejected for not adhering to several conditions under the Peaceful Assembly Act.
Pakatan's first rally was held in Kelana Jaya on Wednesday followed by one in Penang on Saturday.
Pakatan's next rally is in Kuantan on Tuesday and in Johor Baru on Wednesday.
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