KUANTAN: Fifteen of those arrested during Himpunan Hijau's recent protest against the Lynas rare earth refinery are expected to be charged on Tuesday.
Himpunan Hijau secretary Bang Seet Ping said the 15 received phone calls from the police notifying them to appear at the Kuantan court complex.
She said they had been told that they would be charged participating in an unlawful assembly, rioting and for using criminal force to deter a public servant from carrying out his duty.
The protest, dubbed "622 Shutdown Lynas" was held in front of the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant in Gebeng here on June 22.
Up to 16 people, including Himpunan Hijau leader Wong Tack, were arrested after they refused to abide by the police's order to disperse.
Those arrested, except for New Zealander Natalie Lowrey, were released on police bail on June 23.
Lowrey was released on June 27 and dhas returned to Sydney, Australia, where she resides.
Bang said she had been told by the police that the Attorney General's Chambers did not give any orders to charge Lowrey.
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