Dang Wangi police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya said the organisers, Women’s March Malaysia (WMMY), will be summoned to provide their statements.

“Investigations are being carried under Section 15 of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955,” he said.

Section 15 of the PAA provides for considerable limits and requirements on the date, time and location of a physical peaceful gathering, while Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 deals with “insulting behaviour”.

About 200 participants gathered outside the Sogo shopping complex before marching to Dataran Merdeka.

WMMY previously claimed that the police rejected their notice to hold the march four times before it was accepted, but this was later denied by Kuala Lumpur police chief Allaudeen Abdul Majid.

Allaudeen said the group submitted the notice on March 1, but it was returned to them as they were also required to complete a form containing 14 questions.

WMMY holds marches every year to commemorate International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8, and to advocate gender rights.