The pro Malay Red Shirts have owed to continue their anti-Bersih moyement, having last year organ sed a mass street rally in response to the latte'soyernight demonstra tion in Kuala Lumpur that brought the city to a standstill in August.
While the Red Shirts in thenorth n with a Cabinet minister from the E ruling Umno, Shahidan Kassim, in c their number greeted the yellow- clad Bersihgroupin a civilised man- ner, the scene in Lumut was more tense, as dozens of men in red, led by Umno division chief Jamal Yunos, tried to obstruct the convoy before police intervened
"They shouted"mati Bersih' Edie Bersih l, and at one point oneoftheir ears actually overtook us and blocked our car, resulting in a slight knock, news portal Free Malaysia Today quoted human rights activist