KUALA LUMPUR: The trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over his involvement in the Bersih 3.0 rally will continue after the High Court ruled that the Peaceful Assembly Act does not contravene the Federal Constitution.
Justice Kamardin Hashim said Parliament had extensive and valid powers to regulate human rights, such as the right to organise and participate in a peaceful assembly, and at the same time to impose restrictions it deemed necessary in the interest of public order.
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