Justice walk: Malaysian Bar mulls legal action against cops for not allowing peaceful march

By MARTIN CARVALHO

Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar is mulling legal action against police for disallowing a peaceful protest march to Parliament on Friday (June 17), says chairman Karen Cheah.

"We will gather the evidence, video recordings and also speak to some lawyers on what transpired at the gathering before seeking legal counsel on the next course of action.

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