Police are investigating a commotion during the submission of a memorandum and a draft bill outside Parliament which is said to have left a police officer injured today.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Fadil Marsus said a report had been lodged regarding the incident.
The police officer required medical treatment.
Fadil said the case is being investigated under Section 353 of the Penal Code for the use of criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty, and Section 427 of the Penal Code for mischief.
Section 353 provides for a jail term of up to two years or a fine, while Section 427 provides for a jail term of not less than a year and not more than five years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
In a statement, Fadil referenced a video on TikTok which saw participants of a gathering “provoking and forcefully breaching” police officers who were on duty during the event at Jalan Parlimen.
He said police respected the public’s right to express opinions and to assemble peacefully, and were committed to playing their role as a facilitator at such events.
“(But) these rights should be exercised responsibly and prudently,” he said.
“Firm action will be taken against individuals or groups who instigate chaos or engage in excessive provocation.”
Earlier today, FMT reported that more than 100 plantation workers from Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Kedah and Johor marched from Taman Tugu in the capital to Parliament to submit a memorandum on housing and a draft bill making it compulsory for estates to provide homes for local plantation workers.
Police blocked the group from gathering at Parliament’s gates but later allowed the workers to hand over the documents to deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kulasegaran and opposition chief whip Takiyuddin Hassan.
