Activists and lawyers today urged the immediate establishment of a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the demolition of Orang Asli homes in Pekan, Pahang, warning that a protest would be staged in Putrajaya otherwise.

Speaking at a joint press conference organised by the Association for the Protection of the Natural Heritage of Malaysia (Peka) and Greenpeace, Peka president Rajesh Nagarajan said an inquiry was necessary as the case involved the alleged seizure of Orang Asli customary land and the demolition of homes without due process...