PSM: Activist Khalid told to confess so he can see family

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Activist Khalid Ismath who is held under the Sedition Act for an online posting was told to confess to a crime if he wanted to see his family, PSM claims.

PSM secretary-general A Sivarajan said Khalid told his family the investigating officer “kept telling him to confess…so he would be allowed to see his family”.

“PSM views this seriously because we believe that no detainee should be made to confess.

“It contravenes Section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Code which states detainees have the right to remain silent and must only reply to questions voluntarily,” he said in a statement.

PSM demanded that he be released immediately, given that the arrest is malicious and without proof.

He said police only seized his computer and networking devices on the day of the arrest, “to fish for evidence against Khalid”.

PSM will hold a solidarity candlelight vigil at the Johor Bahru district police headquarters tonight.

Khalid was arrested at his office in Johor on Oct 7 under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act over an online posting on anti-1MDB Umno man Khairuddin Abu Hassan and Johor lawyer Kamal Hisham Jaafar.

Khalid on Oct 6 posted on Twitter: “ Jangan kita lupa,ada 2 org yg sdg ditahan dipenjara sblm dibuktikan bersalah. 1) Kamal Hisham 2) Khairuddin mereka berdua melawan berhala.”

(Don’t forget, there are two people who are now in detention before proven guilty: 1) Kamal Hisham 2) Khairuddin. Both are fighting against idolatry.)

The post has since been removed.

He was due to be released on Oct 9 after two days’ remand but was rearrested that day under the Sedition Act. He is serving a four day remand, starting Oct 10.

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