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PHOTOS OF LOUTS RELEASED BY THE POLICE!
Star
Thursday May 15, 2014 MYT 8:13:48 PM
Cops release photos of 11 men linked to attack on media personnel
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have released the photographs of 11 men in connection with an attack on media photographers and videographers during the May 1 anti-GST rally.
City CID Chief Senior Asst Gan Kong Meng said investigations showed that a group of about 30 people dressed in black had entered a gathering point and began provoking the media personnel that evening.
“They attacked two media personnel from Oriental Daily and The Malaysian Reserve,” he said when contacted on Thursday.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/15/Crime-cops-search-men-anitiGST-rally/
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Malaysiakini
5:55PM May 15, 2014
Cops release photos of May 1 media assault
The Kuala Lumpur police today released images of individuals it is seeking for investigations into attacks on media personnel at the the May 1 anti-GST rally near Dataran Merdeka.
In a statement today, the authorities urged any members of the public who identifies the 11 individuals to come forward and aid the probe.
The photographs were released on the Kuala Lumpur police’s Facebook page.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/262891
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WHO PAID THEM? NO PRIZE FOR GUESSING RIGHT.
The Sun daily photo
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WAIT FOR THE VIDEO TO COME ON…
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Malaysia Chronicle
Saturday, 03 May 2014 06:35
AS EXPECTED, SABOTAGE! Zahid rushes to blame May Day rally organisers for attack against cameramen
KUALA LUMPUR – Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on the police to take stern action against the individuals who assaulted several cameramen covering the rally against the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at Dataran Merdeka here yesterday.
Expressing his sympathies to the police and media personnel, Ahmad Zahid told a press conference here today that the incident clearly showed that the organisers had breached the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.
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“The rally also disrupted the public and businesses in the vicinity.
“We will discuss the matter as long as they are rationale, but if they refuse than they have no choice but to face the consequences of their own actions,” he said.
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Malaysiakini
11:18AM May 3, 2014
Don’t beat reporters, let’s talk, Geramm plea
Alarmed by reports of rally participants bashing reporters at yesterday’s May 1 people’s assembly, Gerakan Media Marah (Geramm) today condemned the action, inviting civil society and NGOs to a dialogue instead.
It said that while aware that some parties held negative perceptions of the local media, this should not give rise to violence.
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“Geramm is of the view that even though there are certain media outlets perceived to be propaganda tools for certain parties, any acts of violence against the media should not be tolerated.
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Geramm said HCK Media (representing business weekly Focus Malaysia, news weekly The Heat and newsportal theantdaily.com) photographer Sharil Amin Abdul Rahim was kicked and punched, while The Malaysian Reserve photographer Hafzi Mohamad was hit by a flag pole hurled by participants.
China’s news agency Xin Hua videographer Mohd Zul Iskandar Hanafiah was also kicked several times.
“Geramm urges the organiser to investigate these incidents and provide an explanation as to how it could have happened,” Radzi said, noting that the Malaysian Press Photographers Association and the victims have lodged police reports backed by documented proof on the “deeply regrettable” incident.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/261722
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Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainuddin Ahmad said the media personnel had lodged the reports yesterday evening against the organisers of the rally, Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM).
Malaysiakini
4:10PM May 2, 2014
Cameramen lodge report over May 1 attack
Police have today confirmed receiving reports from the three cameramen, who were allegedly roughed up by protesters in a rally against the goods and services tax (GST) at Dataran Merdeka yesterday.
“The case will be investigated under Section 146 of the Penal Code for rioting. No arrests have been made yet,” he told Bernama when contacted today.
Xinhua news agency cameraman, Mohd Zul Iskanda Mohd Hanafiah, Focus Malaysia photographer Sharil Amin Abdul Rahim and Malaysian Reserve photographer Hafzi Mohamad claimed that they were kicked, punched and hit by wooden projectiles thrown by participants at the rally.
– Bernama
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/261669
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HOW TRUE! WHERE ARE THE POLICE WHEN YOU NEED THEM?
Malaysia Chronicle
Friday, 02 May 2014 06:41
WHERE WERE THE COPS? Rowdy youths create ruckus, attack pressmen as anti-GST rally disperses
“A rowdy group of youths clashed with reporters near Dataran Merdeka today just after the Anti-GST rally ended. At about 4.55pm and just as crowds began to leave, the group of about 20 in black T-shirts popped orange smoke grenades and magnesium flares and began marching down Jalan Raja.
The group also carried red and black flags, black banners, and flags carrying a logo with the words “Antifa (anti-fascists) Malaysia”.
Some in the group were also seen spraying graffiti on the road, one of which read, “We are against corruption”.
Upon spotting the commotion, about 30 media personnel converged on the group but soon had profanities and lewd gestures hurled at them.
The scene later escalated into a brief melee between the media personnel and the youths.
A Xin Hua news agency videographer was kicked while another youth hurled a wooden flagpole that struck another photographer.
Police and Kuala Lumpur City Hall officers witnessing the scene at Dataran Merdeka from behind a barricade did not respond, while a Unit Amal personnel was heard shouting to his colleagues, “Unit Amal, pull out!” which they did.
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In another incident earlier at about 4.05pm, the same youths were involved in a scuffle with PAS Unit Amal members along Jalan Raja, where Jingga 13 leader Fariz Musa was caught in the middle.”
-news.malaysia.msn.com
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the Sun daily
Peaceful rally marred by attack on press
Last updated on 2 May 2014 – 08:54am
KUALA LUMPUR: What was supposed to be a peaceful Labour Day Anti-GST (Goods and Services Tax) rally in the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka turned ugly at its tail end today when a handful of youths attacked press photographers.
In the 4.45pm incident, the attackers from a larger group of more than 30 youths, mostly clad in black and some wearing face masks reminiscent of the movie “V For Vendetta”, swung at those clicking at them.
Wooden flag poles and water bottles were also thrown towards the photographers as police officers looked on.
According to a statement by Malaysian Press Photographers’ Association (MPPA) secretary-general Mohammad Naim Firdaus Abdul Aziz, two photographers were hurt in the incident.
They had about an hour earlier challenged members of Jingga 13, an environmentalist group, but the situation was eased by the intervention of PAS’s Unit Amal members.
They also lighted up magnesium flares which produced orange smoke much to the surprise of the 30,000 crowd which had until then marched peacefully to the Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad along Jalan Raja.
It is believed that the group which called itself “Anarchy” had piggy-backed on the Solidarity Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) group from the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre before converging in front of Dataran Merdeka.
Naim condemned the attack, saying that no one should have disturbed a peaceful rally.
He said the association may lodge a police report and take legal action against individuals involved.
Meanwhile, SAMM chairman Badrul Hisham Shaharin told reporters that the individuals were not part of SAMM, adding that he was apologising over the incident.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1034314
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Wait for the video to come on!
Curi-curi Wang Malaysia shared Alvin Tham‘s video.
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Billy Wai Tong Seng回教党志工，曾经阻止他们进入独立广场Islamic party volunteers, had blocked their entry into independence square(Translated by Bing)
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大集會中，有一些滋事分子來騷亂，他們還辱罵媒體，青少年非常不滿媒體，還當眾做出不雅的動作，結果一度和採訪集會的媒體引起肢體衝突。
另外，吉隆坡不要焚化爐行動委員會主席伊沙亞從雙塔樓步行至獨立廣場。抵達後不久他覺得身體不適就席地坐在路旁。救護車抵達後就立刻把他送上以及載往靠近的醫療所就醫。 (7 photos)
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Star
Thursday May 1, 2014 MYT 6:28:17 PM
Scuffle breaks out at GST rally as group tries to force way into Dataran Merdeka
SAMM members and Unit Amal members scuffle as the former tried to get into Dataran Merdeka
KUALA LUMPUR: A scuffle broke out between a group Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) members and Unit Amal officers on Jalan Raja, near Panggung Bandaraya as the former group tried to force their way into Dataran Merdeka.
Unit Amal members could be seen trying to hold the line while the crowd pushed forward, throwing water bottles and engaging in a brawl with members of Jingga 13, who tried to calm them down.
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Unit Amal officers quickly brought the situation under control.
SAMM coordinator Badrul Hisham Shaharin, popularly known as Chegubard, apologised on behalf of those involved in the scuffle and said he would look into the matter.
“If there really were SAMM people causing harm, I apologise,” he said.
He said those wearing SAMM T-shirts were not necessarily from the group as the garments could be bought anywhere.
However, Chegubard acknowledged that a group of people dressed in SAMM T-shirts entered Jalan Raja at around 4pm amidst a cloud of orange smoke.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/01/gst-rally-scuffle-breaks-out/
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weehingthong 
Seems like Rempits rounded up and hired to do these dirty work. Spoiling an otherwise peaceful gathering.
And oh just for reference to quote this website (with unverified sources) on the Mat Rempit human capital,
http://www.thenutgraph.com/umno-and-the-mat-rempit/