Thousands hold anti-PM rally in Malaysia; 15 detained
Thousands of yellow-shirt protesters rallied Saturday in downtown Kuala Lumpur seeking Prime Minister Najib Razak’s resignation over a financial scandal, undeterred by a police ban and the arrest of 15 activists. Police barricaded key roads in downtown Kuala Lumpur and put water-cannon trucks on standby, but it did not stop protesters. Some were chanting “Save Democracy” and “Bersih, Bersih”— the name of the electoral reform group that organized the rally. […]
