GUA MUSANG: The demonstration which took place last Saturday was an attempt by irresponsible parties to overthrow the government, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Prime Minister revealed that demonstrators had the intention to “occupy” Dataran Merdeka to create a scenario similar to the one at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.

Najib said there were parties which wanted to do more than assemble peacefully at Dataran Merdeka for a few hours.

“They wanted to occupy the square for days. That was why Bersih 3.0 organisers had rejected government’s offer for the event to be held at other venues including Stadium Merdeka.

“Their intention was purely political. It was an attempt to take over Putrajaya.

“They had wanted to overthrow the government that was elected by the people,” he said when launching the 1Malaysia community carnival on Friday.

– THE STAR