Report: PPSMI – update 13

3.59pm – Jubilant protestors waving the retreating anti-riot police goodbyes .

 

The retreating anti-riot police being treated with a warm goodbyes

Report: PPSMI – update 12

3.46pm – Peaceful assembly inside the National Mosque.

 

Symbolically hoisted coffin making an appearance during the peaceful assembly at National Mosque

Report: PPSMI – update 11

2.51pm – Crowd told to reassemble at National Mosque

The crowd was told to move back to National Mosque after a recitation of a brief pray

Report: PPSMI – update 10

2.45pm – Several rounds of tear gas kept being fired indiscriminately by the authority.

Several rounds of tear gas being fired indiscriminately

Report: PPSMI – update 9

2.35pm  – Protestors move to a higher ground after they were fired upon with tear gas that fell a few metres behind them, blocking their path to retreat. They were already within several hundreds metres from the National Palace’s gate.

 

Protestors moving to higher ground to escape tear gas

 

Report: PPSMI – update 8

2.29pm – Protesters brave tear gas cloud to press for their demands.

 

Protestors brave on tear gas cloud to press for their demand

Report: PPSMI – update 7

2.26pm – Some protestors including women and children was seen coughing and throwing up due to tear gas effect.

Protestors seen coughing and throwing up after inhaling tear gas

Report: PPSMI – update 6

2.25pm – PATC detected rounds of tear gas being fired. No warning was heard.  Some protestors seen running for cover.

The first round of tear gas fired, detected by PATC

Report: PPSMI – update 5

2.12pm – Nobel Laureate A. Samad Said and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang seen here taking part in today’s march

National laureate Datuk A Samad Said and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang are among those that take part in the march

Report: PPSMI – update 4

2.05pm – Some protestors who managed to get out through a small side exit had to wait for the leadership to get past the police cordon.

Some protestors who managed to get out of the mosque through a side exit had to wait for the leaders of the protest to emerge from police cordon