The Bersih convoy from Alor Setar, Kedah was briefly halted by a group of men wearing red T-shirts emblazoned with the Umno party logo as the procession of cars were about to leave for Sungai Petani yesterday.

The men arrived on motorbikes when the Bersih convoy of about 50 cars were leaving Jalan Bahiyah, where they had gathered at about 9am.

“The group blocked our cars and stopped us from leaving… they kept shouting at us,” PKR Alor Setar MP Gooi Hsiao Leung told Malaysiakini...