Malaysia: An Acid Attack on a Car Belonging to a Bersih Activist
Event- Country
- Malaysia
- Initial Date
- Aug 22, 2015
- Event Description
yellow Volkswagen Beetle belonging to Bersih activist Thomas Fann has suffered an acid attack and been put out of action. Instead of taking to the road to promote the public rallies on Aug 29-30, it has been sent for repairs. A classic yellow Mini Cooper will now stand in as Bersih's official car for a road tour to promote the rally, Star Online reported. The report quoted Bersih committee member Mandeep Singh as saying the vandals had also cut the fan belt and punctured two tyres after the Beetle was parked in Taman Molek, Johor Baru, during a Bersih tour of Johor. Fann, Mandeep and Wong Chin Huat were to have travelled in the car to promote the rally. Mandeep said the car would have been used for a nationwide roadshow after being repaired. "We want to show the people that we are not afraid of this kind of intimidation," he said. A police report was lodged on Saturday morning.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of association
- Right to information
- Right to political participation
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Suspected state
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 4.210483999999973
Longitude: 101.975766
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 22 August 2015, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle belonging to Bersih activist Thomas Fann has suffered an acid attack and been put out of action. It suppose to be taken to the road to promote the public rallies on Aug 29-30.