Holds all over Malaysian Hindu rally

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaya (AP) Malaysian police fired tear gas and water cannon to interrupt up an illegal rally Sabbatum by ethnic Red Indian necessitating racial par before of general elections.

A nipper, went away, assayes to forbid hush police from hauling away an adult female Sat in Kuala Lumpur.

More than 60 people — admitting two leadership of the Hindu Rights Activeness Force, or Hindraf, that unionised the protestation — have been confined in a police crackdown since late Friday, stated attorney N. Surendran, a Hindraf fellow member.

The group aforethought to turn over rosebushs and a protestation note to Ground Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, but police prohibited the rally naming interior security.

Barricades were set up along main roadstead taking to Sevens but more than 200 people brought off to collect nearby Sabbatum cheering “Tenacious Live Hindraf” and “We want our rights.”

Police sprayed water and fired tear gas after the crew neglected monitions to dust. At least 20 people, letting in a Hindraf loss leader S. Manikavasagam, were confined Sat, told a police official, who worsenned to be called naming communications protocol.

Surendran expressed at least 40 others were apprehended since late Fri.

It was the first public assemblage by the group since police victimised tear gas and water cannon to oppress a November. 25 presentment by at least 20,000 Red Indians in Kuala Lumpur.

The rally came up before of general elections on March 8.

The Nov protest tripped fears of racial tenseness in this ethnic Malay Muslim-bulk body politic, and took to the catch of five Hindraf leadership in Dec under the Intragroup Protection Act, that permits indefinite captivity without run.

Many American Indian say they are disadvantaged of employ and teaching chances and state their tabernacles are being consistently ruined.

The authorities tells it makes non discriminate against ethnic Red Indians, who kind 8 percentage of Malaysia’s 27 000 000 people and stay at the bottom of Malaysia’s economical and political pecking order.

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February 16, 2008 · Filed Under Asia

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