Bersih today submitted a memorandum to the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to complain about alleged police harassment against the coalition.

In its memorandum, Bersih pointed out that police have conducted 119 arrests or investigations over Bersih-related activities between Oct 2016 and May 2017.

"This harassment is in itself a violation of freedom of expression as the arbitrary attempts to instil fear and the financial burden incurred by Bersih volunteers and staff creates a chilling effect for people to continue to speak out and voice their dissent...