KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Objections from the public and Selangor lawmakers resulted in the withdrawal of support for Thirst 2015, the Serdang police said today.
In a statement this evening, the police said that they originally had no problems with the application for the temporary entertainment permit for the concert by organisers Future Sound Asia Sdn Bhd on March 25.
“The MPSJ (Subang Jaya Municipal Council) had then rejected the application on April 6, although it was then approved with certain conditions imposed on April 22 after the organisers appealed to MPSJ.
“On April 24, PDRM (the Royal Malaysian Police) had concluded to not support (the concert) after receiving objections and feedback on April 23 from society, as well as the office of the state assemblymen about the concert,” the statement read.
But the authorities did not specify which state lawmaker had objected to the concert.
Earlier today, Serdang MP Dr Ong Kian Ming called on the police to explain why they withdrew their support for Thirst 2015 despite the organisers Future Sound Asia fulfilling necessary preconditions.
The DAP lawmaker had pointed out that the “Thirst: We are all Stardust” 2015 concert that was supposed to be held at the Mines International Exhibition and Convention Centre had already obtained a temporary permit from MPSJ, as well as an approval letter from the Serdang police on March 25.
The conditions for the concert include ensuring that there would be no one under the age of 18 nor Muslims attending the concert.
The Serdang MP stressed that the concert cancellation would affect Malaysia’s reputation as a destination to hold international entertainment events.
