KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The Malaysian Armed Forces  has denied claims that a Malaysian Armed Forces owned vehicle was used to transport participants of the #KitaLawan rally in the capital this afternoon.

In a media statement today, Malaysian Armed Forces said was not in any way involved in the purported activity which had spread on social media including Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp.

“The vehicle has been identified to belong to a private company which provides school transport service for children of Malaysian Armed Forces staff, from the Malaysian Armed Forces quarters to schools around Kuala Lumpur on school days only,” it said.

Subsequently, Malaysian Armed Forces contacted the company involved to obtain clarification on the matter and it confirmed that the vehicle was hired by members of the public and was not under the control of Malaysian Armed Forces.

This afternoon, supporters of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim gathered around the capital in three areas, namely Central Market, Masjid Jamek and the PAS headquarters and marched on to converge at the Sogo shopping complex.

The rally was held to show support for Anwar who is undergoing a prison sentence for a sodomy offence.

Meanwhile, a Subang Jaya Municipal Council personnel was detained at Masjid Jamek for trying to cause provocation at the #KitaLawan rally at 7 pm today.

Dang Wangi OCPD, ACP Zainol Samah in a statement said the 29-year-old man is being investigated under Section 143 of the Penal Code. Zainol when contacted by Bernama, declined to comment further on the matter. — Bernama