Police have detained 21 Orang Asli villagers from Kampung Jemeri in Rompin, Pahang, for alleged trespassing.

However, villagers’ representative Azman Idom, 36, told Malaysiakini that those detained, who are from the Jakun tribe, were attempting to dismantle a barricade erected at the entrance to what they say is their customary land.

“The incident occurred when...