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More #OccupyParliament students gather to protest undaunted by arrest
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27 AUG: 16 protestors of #OccupyParliament have been freed by the High Court
Mariah also offered some advice to the students after delivering her decision
26 AUG: 17 #OccupyParliament students face 3-day remand following last night's impulsive arrest
Some of the lawyers representing the students, led by Malaysan Bar president Steven Thiru (second right), are seen after the remand hearing at Jinjang Police Station.
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25 Aug, 10.30pm: After camping outside the Parliament for more than 24 hours, 17 of the #OccupyParliament youths were unceremoniously arrested by the authorities
The students, **14 men and three women were arrested under Section 124(B) of the Penal Code for being members of an unlawful assembly**. The last person arrested was an activist that was taking shots of the items that were confiscated by the police.
This was followed by the police officers trying to put a stop to a journalist documenting the arrest and the said **media personnel was eventually seen leaving the scene with a bleeding on his leg**.
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In response to the haste arrest, Sentul OCPD R Munusamy, out of the 30 vest clad police officers that turned up claimed that the students were asked to leave with a prior warning of about 24 hours
Several prominent supporters including Gerakan Harapan Baru chief Mohamad Sabu, PKR vice-president Tian Chua, PKR's Radzlan Jalal and a number of lawyers also turned up after hearing about the arrests.
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After the detainees were taken to the Kuala Lumpur Central Police Lock- Up in Jinjang, the students are even more determined to continue with their movement, be it at the parliament or outside the lock- up
**The #OccupyParliament movement was brought on by a failed attempt to hand over a memorandum calling PM Najib Razak's resignation.**
25 Aug, 4pm: The pressure pushing for PM Najib Razak's resignation has magnified following a walkout staged by a group of students dubbed #OccupyParliament. These students are camping in front of the Parliament building and are refusing to leave until the Prime Minister steps down.
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The movement started after the group of students attempted to hand over a memorandum to the Prime Minister's Office urging Najib to step down, which Putrajaya declined to accept
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Despite the rain, about 10 students are currently camped outside the gates of the Parliament building and have pledged to continue with the #OccupyParliament movement well-beyond this weekend's Bersih 4 rally
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According to student activist Fahmi Zainol, approximately 50 to 100 students will take turns sitting in front of Parliament every day until Najib steps down and the country's federal lawmakers get together to discuss solutions for various issues plaguing the country
To keep the protest going, the student activists are appealing to the public for donations in the form of food, tarps, tents, and candles to continue with their sit-in, adding that they have already had several people ask for bank account numbers for donation purposes
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#OccupyParliament would be the second occupy movement that has taken root in Kuala Lumpur, the first being #OccupyDataran
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