Cops to call up organisers of Istana Negara gathering

KUALA LUMPUR: Organisers of Wednesday's (Aug 24) gathering involving supporters of Datuk Seri Najib Razak in front of Istana Negara will be called up by police to assist investigation under the Peaceful Assembly Act.

Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Amihizam Abdul Shukor said police personnel were deployed in front of Gate 3 of Istana Negara at about 2pm on Wednesday due to the gathering and subsequent handing over of a memorandum by Pertubuhan Jalinan Perpaduan Negara Malaysia (PJPNM).