KUALA
LUMPUR - A group of people demanding
free tertiary education and the abolition of government education loans marched
to Dataran Merdeka and staged a sit-in.
However,
an evening shower sent many home, leaving just a handful in the field
yesterday.
The
group later dispersed peacefully at about 6pm.
They
want the Government to abolish the National Higher Education Fund
Corporation (PTPTN) loans.
The
group gathered at Masjid Jamek at 2pm. No police or FRU personnel were seen.
Only
traffic police and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) personnel were deployed to
direct traffic flow during the procession which passed through Jalan Tun Perak,
Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.
Two
student groups named Malaysia Bangkit and Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia were
involved in the demonstration.
Malaysia
Bangkit chairman Mohd Syahid Mohd Zaini, 23, said the rally was organised to
express the pressure felt by students who had been forced to take on loans to
receive a good education.
"Education
is a basic right. There are 19 other countries that provide free education up
till the tertiary level, so why not us?" he asked.
Mohd
Syahid added that the co-operation of the police in allowing the demonstration
with minimal supervision was a step in the right direction.
City
police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh declined to comment.
The
Star
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