Police go beserk over Bersih supporters

KUALA LUMPUR – Hell broke loose, when the cops took the protestors to task by charging at them.

The rally for clean and fair elections which was held on April 28, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur saw many facets of the Malaysian police.

When the rally started, they kept their composure despite many Bersih supporters swarming the entrance to the Dataran Merdeka. By 5pm,hell broke loose, when the cops took the protestors to task by charging at them.

Many supporters decried the actions of the police that evening, by claiming they were assaulted.

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These are photographs by taken on that day by one of CJMY contributor, Mohd Makhathir Yatiban.

 

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Makhathir Yatiban