Malaysia police arrest 1000 demonstrators

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian police continued to arrest protesters who participated in the demonstrations that took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested during the demonstrations that took place in several locations in Kuala Lumpur it.

Police official page on Facebook continues to provide the latest developments regarding the demonstration. Mentioned that so far police have arrested as many as 924 people. Including legislators associated with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Among those arrested was Abdul Hadi Awang, president of the party the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), the largest opposition party in Malaysia. Ambiga Sreenivasan, leader of the Net, a coalition that organized the demonstrations have also been detained by police.

Demonstration was conducted to demand electoral reform that includes measures that would prevent the voters to vote repeatedly during the election.

International human rights organization based in New York, United States, Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the arrests of demonstrators.

Malaysian citizens were protesting the arrest. "Why the government is trying to intimidate people?" Manij Mohamad Abdullah asked , a 50-year-old man who participated in the demo.    

"We're just trying to reform the electoral and governing a free and fair," he added.