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KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time, the police have obtained an order from a magistrate's court to prohibit five lawyers and supporters of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) from participating in an illegal gathering tomorrow.
The order was issued on Thursday after police invoked Section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Code to issue an order in an urgent case of nuisance.
In the order, the Cheras police district chief was named as appellant, while P. Waytha Moorthy, M. Manoharan, P. Uthayakumar, V. Ganabatirau, R. Kengadharan and Hindraf supporters were named as respondents.
This order means, that if the gathering goes on, the respondents will not only be held liable for illegal assembly, but they can also be cited for contempt of court. The same goes for all the supporters.
