A lawyer acting on behalf of the Hartal Doktor Kontrak (Contract Doctors' Strike) movement has rubbished the police’s explanation that they are being considerate by questioning healthcare workers at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (Maeps) in the wee hours of the morning.

The lawyer Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi said healthcare workers at the Covid-19 quarantine facility were never given a choice on when they would like the police to record their statements.

“Instead, they were ordered to...