Cops arrest suspected 'agent provocateur'
19 Nov 2016 / 13:51 H.
Red Shirts rally-goers marching from Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur to Merdeka Square on Nov 19, 2016. — Sunpix by Ashraf Shamsul
KUALA LUMPUR: A man suspected to be a Red Shirts member was arrested by the police after attempting to provoke a group of Bersih participants near Dataran Merdeka.
The suspect is his early 30s was nabbed after he had shoved two senior citizens to the ground at around 10.55am, today.
Both victims known only as Yeoh, 60, and Gloria, 70, however did not sustain any injuries.
The incident happened after victims along with a small group of eight Bersih supporters tried to enter Dataran Merdeka through Padang Merbok but stumbled upon several Red Shirt members along the way.