Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim and two other PKR leaders have been slapped with an additional charge of abetment for their alleged involvement in the breaking the barricades at the Bersih 3.0 rally.
The new charge is the third levelled against the trio, who were initially charged for participating in an illegal rally and violating a court order.
Anwar and the other two PKR leaders – deputy president Azmin Ali and former PKR supreme council member Badrul Hisham Shaharin – are among first to be charged under the recently-passed Peaceful Assembly Act.
On May 22, the three were charged under section 4(2)©) of the new law for participating in the rally and violating a court order between 2.30pm and 3pm on April 28.
The court order, which magistrate Zaki Asyraf Zubir had signed on April 26, prohibited the mammoth gathering at Dataran Merdeka and the area between Jalan Sultan Hishammuddin, Jalan Raja and Jalan Kelab.
If found guilty, they are liable to a maximum fine of RM10,000. Anwar and Azmin could lose their status as elected representatives if their fine exceeds RM2,000.
They also faced a second charge under section 188 of the Penal Code in that they allegedly breached a magistrate’s order.
They are also said to have conspired with Rasah PKR division deputy head R Tangam, lawyer G Rajesh Kumar and van driver Farhan Ibrahim @ Alias by inciting them to breach the barricade surrounding Dataran Merdeka, which ‘could have caused a riot or clashes’.
If convicted, they are liable to a maximum jail term of a month or fine of RM2,000, or both.
The three pleaded not guilty to the three charges.
In an immediate reaction, an angry Anwar said this was yet another of political persecution.
The court has set Sept 3 for mention.
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