Kota Kinabalu: Bersih Sabah on Monday held a vigil in solidarity for Bersih 2.0 Chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah who is being detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma). Maria was detained on Friday in a pre-Bersih 5.0 swoop by police on several opposition leaders and activists in the peninsula. She is now held under Sosma at an undisclosed location.
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Seven steering committee members of Bersih Sabah gathered at the Todak Roundabout here at 9pm, holding a candle light vigil for about an hour. A banner that read Kukuhkan Demokrasi Berparlimen was laid out, along with other placards bearing the words Bebas Maria, Mansuh Sosma, Solidariti dari Sabah, Bebaskan Tahanan Politik, Hentikan Penindasan, Tangkap Koruptor Bukan Rakyat and Sabah Bangkit were seen.
Some members of the public joined in the vigil while curious onlookers asked what's going on and took photos with the group. The steering committee sang the Bersih rally songs, recited poetry, talked to the public about Maria and the others' detention on the eve of and during the peaceful Bersih 5 assembly.Special Branch police were present to ensure nothing untoward happened during the candle light vigil.
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Bersih Sabah Steering Committee, in a statement here on Tuesday, said they will continue the vigil for about an hour every night, at 8.30pm until Maria is released. The venue tonight (Tuesday) (and until further notice) is at the Street Art Graffiti Gallery, opposite Suria Sabah.
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Bersih Sabah would like to extend this invitation to all Sabahans and Malaysians to join in solidarity for Maria, every night until she is released.
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