KUCHING, 8 May 2009: Padungan assemblyperson Dominique Ng and nine other Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) members, including Ng’s wife, were released this morning. Kuching District Police Chief ACP Wong Wai Loong confirmed their release. They were arrested last night for staging a candlelight vigil at the Kuching Waterfront next to the Main Bazaar here, without […]
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College staff arrested for illegal assembly
PENANG, 8 May 2009: The police have arrested a staff of a higher learning institution here to help investigations on an illegal assembly in front of Dewan Sri Pinang, here, last night. Penang Police Chief Datuk Ayub Yaakub said, the 25-year-old man was arrested around 9.45pm, 45 minutes after he and about 80 others congregated […]
Bar to hold EGM against police action
By Jacqueline Ann SurinPETALING JAYA, 8 May 2009: The Malaysian Bar will be holding an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on 15 or 16 May next week to protest against the arrest of lawyers trying to represent their clients. Bar Council chairperson Ragunath Kesavan said the EGM would propose a motion calling for the rule of law to be […]
Cops arrest 14 at Brickfields candlelight vigil (Updated 12.29am)
By N Shashi KalaUpdated 12.29am, 7 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: Police arrested 14 people taking part in a candlelight vigil for detained political scientist Wong Chin Huat outside the Brickfields district police station tonight. However, all 14 were released unconditionally a few hours later. The 14 were part of a small group who had gathered […]
The perils of social action
By Sim Kwang YangParticipants of the candlelight vigil commemorating the first anniversary of the 2007 Bersih rally I WAS surprised by the brute force used by the police when dispersing the 9 Nov 2008 candlelight vigil organised by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih). They arrested 23 participants, including a Member of Parliament, a state assemblyperson, […]
Bersih’s first anniversary ends in arrests
By Ng Boon Hooi
POLICE arrested 23 people on the night of 9 Nov 2008 while they were singing the national anthem during a candlelight vigil in Petaling Jaya to commemorate the first anniversary of the Bersih street demonstration. DAP Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua, DAP state assemblyperson for Kampung Tunku Lau Weng San, Petaling […]
