The "Rakyat Lawan Anwar" rally outside the prime minister's official residence in Putrajaya this afternoon ended peacefully.
Some 200 protestors gathered at around 4pm calling for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to step down.
They also chanted "Undur Anwar Undur" with some mocking the prime minister for failing to reduce the price of fuel after taking over Putrajaya last year.
Police from the Putrajaya district police station as well as from the Kuala Lumpur contingent were present to control the crowd.
However the usual anti riot police - Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) was not deployed but instead it was the serious crime unit or D9 from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) monitoring the situation.
Lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali, Bersatu members Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz and Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegubard, were present during the two hour rally.
There were eight speakers but none of them were notable. Majority of them were anti-government content creators on TikTok.
There were also no political flags spotted during the rally as many rally goers were carrying their own DIY (do it yourself) placards.
Prominent politicians were also absent as they could have been away in Sungai Bakap, Penang for the by-election.
Before ending the rally, the organiser - Demi Negara promised a bigger rally with a larger crowd in the future should the government fail to meet their demands.
On Thursday, Demi Negara said it would proceed with the “Rakyat Lawan Anwar” demonstration despite a police warning that it is illegal.
Its chief Aidil Yunus said rally-goers would make eight demands, including a call to stop the increase in the price of RON95 petrol, address the local rice shortage and tackle unaddressed issues resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also said the rally would call on the government to address the rising cost of living, protect public healthcare staff, ensure fair wages, uphold freedom of speech and maintain economic sovereignty.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Isa had previously warned the organiser that they would be breaking the law if it proceeded with the gathering as it had failed to obtain the consent of the land owner, Perbadanan Putrajaya, as required under the Peaceful Assembly Act (Act 736). - The Vibes, June 29, 2024.
