A Human rights movement has condemned the police for invoking the security law against an activist for printing T-shirts for the anti-price hike rally tomorrow night.

Suaram said police are hunting for social activist Mohd Zul Raidy Ahmad Tarmizi for printing T-shirts that are “seditious in nature” and could be "detrimental to parliamentary democracy".

"Based on information from his family and friends, the police are conducting the investigation under Section 124D of the Penal Code and the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012," Suaram coordinator Ahmad Syukri Ab Razab said in a statement today.

Jail term of up to 15 years

Section 124D of the Penal Code states that anyone who prints, publicises, sells, issues, circulates, reproduces or possesses any document or publication detrimental to parliamentary democracy can be imprisoned for a term that may extend to 15 years.

Ahmad Syukri said Mohd Zul was yet to be arrested.

He said 10 officers from the Taiping district police headquarters visited the family home at 9 last night, but the activist not there at that time.

According to Mohd Zul's brother, he said, police searched Mohd Zul's room but did not take anything.

After failing to find Mohd Zul, Ahmad Syukri ( left ) said, police proceeded to his rented house at 1am but left two hours later, as he had not turned up.

"The activist being hunted by police is only doing business openly. He merely accepted orders from the public, therefore it is illogical that he is planning to threaten parliamentary democracy," Ahmad Syukri said.

Sosm, he added, was reserved for terrorists, but the police appeared bent on using the law to stop a peaceful rally.