馬來西亞警方宣佈反對派抗議“違法”

Malaysian police have threatened to arrest participants in a rally being organized to protest results of an election the opposition says was marred by massive fraud.

National police chief says the protest to be held late Wednesday is illegal because the organizer, outspoken opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, did not apply for a government permit.

Malaysia's Peaceful Assembly Act tightly regulates protests and public gatherings, and requires organizers to receive advance permission for rallies. Anwar, an ex-deputy prime minister, has said the law is an undemocratic assault on free speech.

Anwar has encouraged Malaysians to wear black to the protest, which is to be held at a sports stadium in Kuala Lumpur. He says it is the beginning of a "fierce movement" to challenge the vote and reform Malaysia's electoral system.

Final results from the Sunday vote show the long-ruling National Front coalition captured a large majority of the seats, despite losing the popular vote to Anwar's Pakatan Rakyat coalition.馬來西亞警方威脅要逮捕那些參加一個集會的人們。這次集會是抗議一次選舉的結果。反對派說，選舉中出現大規模的舞弊。

馬來西亞國家警察總長說，將於星期三晚間舉行的抗議集會是非法的，因爲組織者、仗義執言的反對派領袖安華沒有申請政府的許可。

馬來西亞的“和平集會法”嚴格規定抗議和公衆集會，要求組織者要爲集會獲得事先許可。

前副總理安華說，該法是對言論自由的不民主的攻擊。

安華鼓勵馬來西亞人身着黑色服裝去抗議。這次集會將在吉隆坡的一個體育場舉行。他說，這是“激烈運動”的開始，目的是質疑這次選舉結果，改革馬來西亞的選舉制度。

星期天投票的最後結果顯示，長期執政的國民陣線聯盟獲得了議會的多數席位，儘管普選投票輸給了安華的反對黨人民聯盟。