Suaram slams Khalid Ismath's late-night arrest

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The NGO says authorities must stop using the Sedition Act to intimidate citizens. FMTNews

PSM’s Khalid Ismath was arrested at 10.30pm on Friday under the Sedition Act 1948 for an alleged tweet on the Raja Permaisuri Agong.

Noting that Khalid was arrested at about 10.40pm on Friday, Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy said the night arrest for an alleged offence of a political nature “is nothing more than intimidation” by the police. “The Royal Malaysian Police are often said to be overstretched and under-resourced, so why is they wasting personnel time and resources in such a manner?

 

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