Two student activists were arrested today for allegedly interfering in the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) eviction of squatters at Kg Chubadak Tambahan.

The arrested activists were Gabungan Mahasiswa Islam Se Malaysia (Gamis) committee member Ahmad Fahmi Mokhtar and Pro-Mahasiswa Nasional president Abdul Muqit Muhammad.

Fahmi is from the Universiti Islam Antarabangsa whereas Abdul Muqit is a Universiti Malaya student.

They were both arrested and brought to the Sentul Police Station.

Meanwhile, a group of students and activists have gathered outside the police station, to show solidarity for the arrested students.

Holding placards urging the authorities to release the activists, they were also shouting out “We are not cowards".

It drew the public's attention as cars passing by the station honked in support.

The two detained student activists, Ahmad Fahmi and Abdul Muqit, were released on bail at 6.30pm today, with the help of Batu MP Tian Chua.

Among the student leaders who attended the small rally at the police station was PAS Youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat, chairperson of Majlis Politik Nasional Gamis Muhammad Najib Abd Rahim, and NGO activists.

However, in a statement by Sentul police chief today, he indicated that the authorities were forced to arrest the students because they had behaved in an unruly manner.

According to him, after the houses were emptied, a group of men (students) obstructed the authorities and started to put back all the furniture that was removed.

He added that not only did the men refused to acknowledge the orders of the police to stop what they were doing, they also cursed and pelted the bailiffs with eggs.

This had resulted in the students being arrested.

The villagers of Kampung Chubadak Tambahan in Sentul were forced to evict their homes earlier this year after DBKL said the residents were illegal squatters.

The villagers have occupied the land for more than 20 years.

Despite obtaining a court injunction against the demolition in June, the High Court later ruled in favour of DBKL and ordered the villagers to move out.

The 58 villagers involved were offered to be moved to Bukit Jalil and compensated with RM1,000 by the government and RM7,000 by the developer.

The order to vacate the homes was issued by the Kuala Lumpur High Court and was carried out by a court registrar and two court bailiffs.

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