Cops Divert Six Kl Roads Halt Rail Service Ahead Of Tangkapazambaki Rally

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Six main roads and selected stations across all rail lines heading towards the Kuala Lumpur city centre will be closed tomorrow as part of police measures to prevent the planned rally against MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki.
Dang Wangi police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya said all traffic will be diverted from Jalan Kuching, Jalan Kinabalu, Jalan Maharajalela, Jalan Hang Tuah, Jalan Imbi and Jalan Sultan Ismail from 7am onwards.
"To ensure public safety and public order, including from risk of being infected with Covid-19, police will be conducting several enforcement actions, including road diversion," said Noor Dellhan at a press conference today.
He said all rail operators have also been instructed to stop services at selected stations along the LRT Ampang-Sri Petaling line, LRT Kelana Jaya line, MRT Sungai Buloh line, monorail and KTM.
The LRT stations include Bandaraya that directly connects to the Sogo shopping complex where organisers had planned to convene the 'Tangkap Azam Baki' rally from 11am tomorrow.
Noor Dellhan said the planned rally is in breach of the National Recovery Plan standard operating procedures that prevent large scale processions or gatherings.
Further, he said Dang Wangi police have obtained a court order in effect for seven days from tomorrow to prevent any gatherings at Sogo, Dataran Merdeka and Masjid Jamek.
"Police will not compromise or hesitate to take action against any parties found to remain defiant and organise or participate in any gathering," he said.
Noor Dellhan revealed that police has so far recorded statements from 16 individuals, including five politicians, in connection with ongoing probes under Section 504 of their Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.
However, he said police did not identify the rally organisers as no formal notice was submitted as required under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.
The ‘Tangkap Azam Baki’ protest was mobilised in the wake of a shareholding scandal implicating the MACC chief.
Azam came under scrutiny recently after allegations of him having owned shares in two companies back in 2015 surfaced.
According to Excel Force Bhd’s 2015 annual report, Azam owned 2,156,000 warrants in the company as of March 21, 2016. At the time, Azam was the head of MACC’s investigation division.
However, in a press conference on Jan 5, Azam said he did not do anything wrong as the shares were bought by his brother, who only used his name. - Mkini

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