Cops under fire for violating human rights

comments     Wong Joon Ian     Published     Updated

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) today criticised the police for employing strong measures to stop an anti-Internal Security Act meeting in Kuala Lumpur last night.

Commissioner Prof Hamdan Adnan advised the organiser the Abolish ISA Movement (AIM) to lodge a formal complaint with Suhakam so that the case can be examined for breach of human rights.

The meeting was called to launch the 'ISA mala fide ' campaign, aimed at pressuring the authorities to release all reformasi activists detained under the security law.

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