Students defy quit order, staying on at Dataran
Students defy quit order, staying on at Dataran Leven Woon 12:30PM Apr 15, 2012 Some 30 students who have dug in at Dataran Merdeka since yesterday, are determined to stand their ground despite being instructed to leave by a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) official. NONETen DBKL officials and five policemen showed up in the late morning to confront the sit-in. DBKL assistant enforcement official Zawaye Desan met the students at around noon today and instructed them to clear their things to make way for a royal concert tonight. “Under the Dataran Merdeka by-laws, no-one is allowed to erect structures at the place without the consent of the mayor,” he told the students. However, the students reached a consensus 10 minutes later to continue their sit-in until their demands are heard. NONE“We won’t retreat. If you want to confiscate our things and chase us out, that’s up to you. “We will still come back tonight,” said one of the student leaders, Adam ...