But they said the organisers must abide by the stipulated conditions.
Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Shaharudin Abdullah said the organisers needed to first obtain a permit from Kuala Lumpur City Hall for the public walk targeted to end at Dataran Merdeka.
Without that, police would not allow the event, he added.
“We will consider the matter as they will be using public roads under the DBKL. We are concerned about any damage to the roads,” he said.
“If they comply with the required conditions, we will allow it under the Peaceful Assembly Act,” he told FMT today.
Shaharudin had earlier held a meeting with the secretariat team behind the rally headed by its coordinator, Ahmad Syukri Che Ab Razab, of PKR Youth.
On Dec 7, a new youth movement calling itself “Gerakan Turun Harga Minyak, Turun Najib” (“Movement to bring down petrol prices, bring down Najib”) had announced that it would hold the event to demand lower prices for fuel, among other things.
Meanwhile, Syukri said the secretariat had not yet made an application to DBKL.
He said the manner in which the gathering would take place did not require a permit.
“We will only stand in front of Sogo (shopping centre) for 15 minutes to gather there and then walk.”
He said it would go ahead and they had presented themselves to the police today to cooperate with them and provide information about the event.
The gathering has been planned to begin at Sogo at 11pm before heading towards Dataran Merdeka through Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.
Pakatan Harapan Youth had submitted a notice to the police about the rally on Dec 21.