Ambiga: Growth of civil society not to blame for teen pranks

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The growth of civil society activism following Bersih 2.0's annual rallies may have inspired copycat gatherings nationwide but its co-chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan has disagreed that this could have spurred civil disobedience among the country's youths. The prominent former Bar Council president and civil society activist told The Malaysian Insider that gatherings like the Merdeka eve "Janji Demokrasi" should not be blamed for the controversial picture-stomping incident involving a group of teenagers. "We have been having more such gatherings around... not just Bersih... like the green movement, and so on. It is common and there is no wrong in it. "And for me, it is really how these things are handled by the authorities on the ground, and of course, the organisers," she said. Read more... Jarumemas: Kepala naga!!