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The High Court ruled today that the Home Ministry's ban on Bersih 4 T-shirts and other printed materials is within the ministry's jurisdiction, hence dismissing the judicial review application filed by Bersih 2.0 against the ban
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Electoral watchdog group Bersih 2.0 had filed a challenge after the Home Ministry issued an order banning all yellow T-shirts and printed materials on Bersih 4 a few days before the scheduled rally on 29 and 30 August
The government had gazetted an order issued by the Home Ministry under the Printing and Presses and Publications Act 1984 on 28 August, banning any item of clothing in Bersih 2.0's signature yellow and/or with the name "Bersih 4" as well as other printed materials and pamphlets pertaining to the rally.
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Lawyer New Sin Yew, who represented the polls reform group, said that the High Court's decision will affect thousands of people nationwide and overseas, as the T-shirts and pamphlets have been distributed far and wide
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Bersih 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah said that they will definitely be filing an appeal, maintaining that the T-shirt and pamphlets are not meant to disrupt public order but to push for clean elections and good governance
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