Malaysia’s top mall rolls dice with flag ban over Gaza protests: ‘do you want a boycott?’
Pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for a mass gathering at the KLCC complex within the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
The protesters were later forcibly removed from the shopping mecca, as security said the flagpole they were carrying posed a threat to other patrons.
On Wednesday night, a group of 10 youths sought to test the claim by walking into KLCC with just the flags, carried over their shoulders, but were similarly stopped by security guards who told the patrons to take off the banners or be ejected.
The issue can be incendiary in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where public sentiment is overwhelmingly behind the Palestinian cause.
Videos of the verbal altercation spread on social media, with people decrying KLCC for refusing to allow in visitors with the Palestinian symbol.