The Bersih 4.0 is the fourth rally to be organised by the coalition within a span of eight years. - Filepic

1. WHAT IS BERSIH AND WHAT DOES IT WANT?

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections or Bersih 2.0 is a coalition of several NGOs and civil society groups calling for electoral reform in Malaysia. It was initially made up of representatives from Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram), Women's Development Collective (WDC) and Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI), and led by former Bar Council president Datuk S. Ambiga. It is now led by WDC's Maria Chin Abdullah.

Bersih 4.0 is the fourth rally to be organised by Bersih within a span of eight years. The first rally was held on Nov 10, 2007; the second 'Walk for Democracy' on July 9, 2011, and the third, dubbed the 'Sit In' rally, was held on April 28, 2012.

Bersih 4.0's five demands are:

Free and fair elections A transparent government The right to demonstrate Strengthening the parliamentary democracy system Saving the national economy

2. WHEN AND WHERE IS BERSIH 4.0?

Bersih 4.0 is scheduled to take place from 2pm, Saturday Aug 29 until Sunday midnight Aug 30. It is scheduled to take place simultaneously in Kuala Lumpur, Kuching in Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah.

In Kuala Lumpur, five locations have been set as meeting points before marching towards Dataran Merdeka: Sogo KL, Pasar Seni, Dataran Maybank, Brickfields and Masjid Negara.

Unlike in KL, there won't be any marching in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. Participants are expected to merely assemble and carry on with their activities at their respective locations.

In Kuching, the rally will be held at Padang Merdeka while in Kota Kinabalu, at Tanjung Lipat.

3. WHAT THE AUTHORITIES SAY

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar says organisers of Bersih 4.0 are nothing less than selfish and fuelled by an agenda to topple the government. - BERNAMApic

Kuala Lumpur: The police have categorised the Bersih 4.0 rally as illegal due to the organiser's failure to furnish permissions from premises owners to use their locations as rallying points. Police say those who join the rally can face legal action under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.

Police had called on organisers to hold the rally at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, saying the venue was more suitable. Organisers were also reminded toensure the rally doesn't stray from its original objective.

KL City Hall had denied the organiser's application to use Dataran Merdeka and Padang Merbok because the venues are being prepped for Merdeka Day celebrations. City Hall had suggested for BERSIH 4.0 to be held on the weekend after Merdeka Day.

Kuching: Members of the public have been advised to not partake in the rally at Padang Merdeka, as the state government and Kuching North City Hall had denied permission to use the venue, citing renovation works.

However, Sarawak state police said a rally can be held as long as the organisers get permission from venue owners and comply with the conditions set.

Kota Kinabalu: Police say the rally cannot be held at Tanjung Lipat as the Kota Kinabalu City Hall had denied permission.

4. WHAT BERSIH 2.0 SAYS

In her advice to participants, Maria Chin says "Do not be there if you want to create trouble. Bear in mind, this is a peaceful assembly." - Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar

Kuala Lumpur: Maria Chin said Bersih 4.0 will go ahead as planned despite being declined a permit. Bersih 2.0 also rejected KL City Hall's suggestion to postpone the rally.

She said security-wise, Bersih 2.0 has organised its own security force of 2,000 people for crowd and traffic control. There are also 200 volunteers stationed at different locations to ensure cleanliness. She said people and traders in KL can carry out their activities and businesses as per normal.

Maria Chin said rally participants should come prepared with food and blankets to camp out at Dataran Merdeka the night before the rally. She also warned troublemakers to stay away from the rally as the event is a peaceful one.

Kota Kinabalu: Bersih 4.0 organisers in Sabah say the rally will still take place as planned, despite failure to secure the proper permissions to date. In the meantime, they will try to negotiate with Kota Kinabalu City Hall and the police.

Kuching: Similarly, Bersih 4.0 organisers in Sarawak are also planning to appeal to the state government and Kuching North City Hall, for permission to hold the rally as planned.

華語翻譯版本：

凈選盟4.0：四件事情你需要知道的

在凈選盟4.0是由聯盟八年的跨度內舉辦的第四次集會。 - Filepic

1.什麼是凈選盟和它想要什麼？

該聯盟的純凈和公平的選舉或凈選盟2.0是一些非政府組織和民間社會團體呼籲在馬來西亞的選舉改革的聯盟。它最初是由來自之聲聯馬來西亞（大馬人民之聲），婦女發展集體（WDC）和作家聯盟媒體獨立（瓦米）的代表，以及由前律師公會主席拿督S. Ambiga。它現在由WDC的瑪麗亞·欽阿卜杜拉。

凈選盟4.0是由凈選盟八年的時間內組織了第四次集會。第一次集會舉行了2007年11月10日;第二屆「走民主」7月9日，2011年第三，被稱為'坐'集會，舉行了2012年4月28日。

凈選盟4.0的五項要求是：

自由和公正的選舉

透明政府

示威的權利

加強議會民主制

拯救國家經濟

2.何時何地凈選盟4.0？

凈選盟4.0定於地方，從下午2點，周六8月29日至午夜周日八月30.定於同時發生在吉隆坡，古晉砂拉越和哥打京那巴魯在沙巴。

在吉隆坡，五個地點已設置為邁向獨立廣場前集會地點：崇光KL，巴剎安瑟尼，馬來亞銀行的Dataran，十五碑和國家清真寺。

不像在吉隆坡，不會有在古晉和亞庇任何遊行。與會者預計將僅僅是組裝，繼續他們的活動在各自的位置。

在古晉，反彈將在巴東默迪卡亞庇舉行的同時，在丹絨Lipat。

3.什麼是有關當局說，

全國總警長丹斯里哈立德·阿布·巴卡爾的說，凈選盟4.0的組織者都無外乎自私，助長了議程推翻政府。 - BERNAMApic

吉隆坡：警方已分類的凈選盟4.0集會是非法的，由於主辦單位未能提供從樓宇業主的權限來使用它們的位置，凝聚點。警方說，那些誰參加拉力賽在2012和平集會法案可能面臨法律訴訟。

警方呼籲主辦方舉行集會在國家體育場在武吉加里爾，說場地也比較適合。組織者還提醒，以確保集會不會從原來的目標偏離。

吉隆坡市政廳否認組織者的應用程式使用獨立廣場和巴東Merbok因為場地正在準備向獨立日慶祝活動。市政府曾建議對凈選盟4.0獨立日之後舉行周末。

古晉：市民都被告知在集會在巴東默迪卡沒有參加，因為州政府和古晉北市政府否認了允許使用的場地，理由是裝修工程。

不過，沙撈越州警方說，反彈可以，只要主辦方徵得場館業主和符合規定的條件舉行。

哥打京那巴魯：警方說，集會不能在丹絨Lipat舉行的亞庇市政廳已經拒絕的權限。

4.凈選盟2.0如是說

在她的建議，參與，瑪麗亞·金說：「別在那裡，如果你想製造麻煩。記住，這是一個和平集會。」 - 天文AWANI / Shahir奧馬爾

吉隆坡：瑪麗亞·金說，按計劃，儘管被拒絕許可證凈選盟4.0將繼續。凈選盟2.0也拒絕吉隆坡市政廳的建議推遲了集會。

她說，安全的角度來看，凈選盟2.0已組織了2000人自己的安全部隊維持秩序和交通管制。此外，還有200名志願者駐守在不同的位置，以確保清潔。她說，在吉隆坡人民和貿易商可以開展自己的活動和業務按正常。

瑪麗亞齊秦說集會的參與者應該是有備而來的食物和毛毯反彈之前，來此露營在獨立廣場的夜晚。她還警告說，鬧事者遠離集會的事件是和平的。

哥打京那巴魯：凈選盟4.0組織者在沙巴說，反彈仍然需要按計劃進行，儘管未能獲得適當的權限日期。在此期間，他們會嘗試與亞庇市政廳和警方談判。

古晉：同樣，凈選盟4.0組織者在沙撈越還計劃按計劃呼籲州政府和古晉北市政廳，准許舉行集會。

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