Clean up bill served, minister threatens to dump rubbish outside Bersih office next time

Bersih 2.0 later emailed a copy of the invoice and a letter from SWCorp to the media.

Meanwhile, Rahman also issued a statement, telling the group to pay up more so because it had collected RM2.4 million in public donations for the rally.

“I am very sure the RM65,000 bill won’t cause a dent to Bersih’s massive and millions of funding and their continued refusal to pay only shows they have taken the donors for a ride.

“If Bersih refuses to pay, next time Bersih holds another illegal demonstration in Kuala Lumpur, perhaps I should dump the rubbish in front of their office,” the minister said in a statement.

Maria and Rahman had earlier been at odds over paying for the clean up costs, with Maria saying Bersih 2.0 would challenge any clean up order in court.

The civil society group had organised its own volunteers to collect rubbish during the 34-hour rally.

Bersih 2.0 secretariat member Mandeep Singh, as well as other social media users, had earlier poked fun at Rahman after he tweeted that the bill had been sent to the Bersih office when it had actually been sent to the wrong address.

Rahman today called Bersih 2.0 “childish and imbecilic” for making fun of the mistake, which he said was made because of the lack of clear signage outside the house where the group’s office was based. – September 7, 2015.