Street Protest Against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. Led By Mohn Ghani.

2 July 2011 - 12:28pm

There was a protest led by Mogn Ghani against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng had caused severe traffic chaos in Penang Island on the 1st of July 2011.

This group of people rallied at Komtar at first. Then they marched from Komtar to Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling. During the march, they occupied both lanes causing the traffic halted until the march had passed.

Latter in the afternoon around 4pm, they even blocked 2 lanes on Penang bridge toward the direction to Prai. Since it was friday and office take-off hours, many vehicles had been trapped in the traffic for hours.

ONLY ONE JPJ Police was sent to the Penang Bridge for the crowd control.

Posted by Kaai

GEORGE TOWN: A group of people protesting against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and the planned Bersih 2.0 rally at the mid-span of Penang Bridge caused a 10km-long traffic jam.

The situation worsened when one of the protesters on a motorcycle collided with another motorcyclist, who sustained facial and hand injuries in the accident.

The protesters, who were members from several NGOs, parked cars on two of the three lanes on the bridge, leaving only one lane open to traffic.

They held banners and shouted on the bridge for about 15 minutes until they were dispersed by two traffic policemen.

Street protest: Protesters marching during the demonstration near Chulia Street in George Town Friday.

A large group of protesters, including Senator Ezam Nor, had earlier marched from the Lebuh Acheh Mosque to Komtar at 2.20pm after Friday prayers.

Penang police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob said police arrested eight men, including Ezam, who surrendered at the police station after the demonstration.

He said seven men were arrested around the Komtar area when they refused to disperse despite being ordered to do so.

“Police are investigating them under Section 27 of Police Act for unlawful assembly.

“This was an illegal gathering and we view the matter seriously,” he said at the Penang Road police station yesterday.

Source : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/7/2/nation/9018521&sec=nation

（槟城1日讯）示威者“提早”原订于7月8日展开的霸占大桥示威计划，今午移大队转往槟城大桥中央，以两辆车霸占在桥中央的两个车道示威，蓄意让大桥上的交通瘫痪！

尽管大队人马霸占大桥中央，不过整个过程竟只有一名交警在场而已。今早槟州土权组织向净选盟“下战书”，如果净选盟坚持于7月9日游行集会，槟州土权将会带领逾10个非政府组织，于7月8日在槟城大桥举行集会。

不料，他们因不满6名同伴被捕，而“提早”了霸占大桥示威行动，结束游行示威后，在椰脚街集合后重新出发，驾驶摩托车及汽车，于下午3时30分驶向大桥出发。他们在途中疑也撞倒一名华裔摩托车骑士，不过他们没有理会骑士安危，继续向大桥驶去。

大队示威者于4时15分抵达大桥中央，示威者只允许一条车道通行，导致大桥交通流量陷入瘫痪状况，车龙阵塞至敦林大道特易购霸市前。示威者逗留约45分钟后，接获消息指前公青团长依查被捕，而即刻拉队解散赶往槟州警察总部，才中止大桥示威。

示威者在大桥中央拉开华语横幅示威，但却不懂该横幅的中文含义，还要反问现场的记者。

不懂横幅含义

当示威者展开霸占大桥行动后，拉开早已准备好的中文横幅，以示抗议。横幅内容包括，“两线制＝两党制”、“土著在朝，华社在野，大马华人有希望吗？”等中文横幅。但在场的示威者却不懂这些横幅的含义，反问在场记者，这些字眼表达什么，不禁令人怀疑他们受聘于某方进行示威。

记者混乱中被动粗

两名中文报记者在混乱中被示威者动粗。

一位游行者不满一家中文报摄影记者拍摄其照片，当场与记者起肢体冲突，并试图袭击记者。现场其他记者见状，马上将该摄影记者拉开。此外，《星洲日报》记者杨永年在槟城大桥上，突遭一名示威者质问拍照的目的，接着就有人趁乱起哄，有人以旗杆拍打他，混乱中有人从后拳击其背部。后来，有人高喊“不要打他了”，这群人才停手，所幸有关记者没有被致伤。

大桥员工驱赶记者

大桥管理公司员工善待示威者，反而躯赶记者。当游行者将行动升级，前往大桥中央示威拉横幅时，大桥管理公司管理员竟然没有与交通警察前去躯赶示威者，反而上前向示威者握手示好。当示威结束后，他们居然上前躯赶，要求记者马上离开。

由于他们之前声称无权阻止威者在大桥上示威，并把责任推给警方，因此当他们驱赶记者时，引起在场记者不满反呛为何不驱赶示威者？他们一时语塞，不回应记者的问题。

示威结束　警车未到场

警车卡车被困在槟城大桥的车龙，直到大桥中央的示威行动结束后，警车卡车还未抵达现场。由于游行者将示威行动升级，以两辆车霸占桥中央的两个车道示威，严重阻碍大桥上交通工具的行驶度，而警车卡车也因此被困在车龙上。令人不解的是，各报记者、摄影记者在接获大桥示威消息后，都陆续赶抵大桥采访，反观直至示威行动结束后仍不见警方踪影，全程只有一个交警“撑场”。

Source : http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2011/07/01/123.html