ON 3 March 2009, the Perak state assembly convened an “emergency sitting” under a tree about 100m away from the state secretariat building.
The sitting, called by assembly Speaker V Sivakumar, was held at 10.20am in an open car park after police blocked assemblypersons from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) from entering the Perak Darul Ridzuan building, which houses the state assembly.
In attendance were Sivakumar and 27 assemblypersons, including embattled Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. A crowd of more than 200 was also present in the area, even though they were threatened with arrest.
About 40 minutes earlier, Umno supporters had attempted to stop Nizar and his entourage from approaching the building, which has seen tightened police security since 2 March.
Despite not being able to enter the state assembly hall, the emergency sitting managed to pass three motions, including one to dissolve the state assembly to pave the way for fresh polls.
Nizar said he would be seeking an audience with Sultan Azlan Shah as soon as possible to present the assembly’s decision to dissolve the state assembly. 
All pics courtesy of Merdeka Review. Wong Shu Qi is a journalist with the online Chinese news site.
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Tommy says
Aiyoyo, tomorrow the police will arrest all 28 of them for illegal assembly. Then the BN exco will convene another meeting to declare themselves as the legitimate state government and suspend all the 28 concerned. Bravo to the police for helping BN on their coup d’etat.
simon khoo says
Democracy in M’sia is finally dead and buried courtesy of the thugs in police uniform and Umno’s growing fascism.
chop says
I find from the picture shown that apparently some Pakida men are shouting at the Pakatan Rakyat group. Are they the ones reported in the news as the group of unidentified men guarding the State Assembly building of Perak?
Dhanen Mahes says
Democracy is not dead till all the people are dead.
Don’t give up the fight now.
Yes, the iron fist is tightening.
Yes, sooner or later it’s going to come crashing down on us.
Yes, we’re going to suffer before it gets better.
But that’s what makes freedom so precious – the struggle to achieve it.