The police have arrested 13 Unit Amal from Perak and 1 from Melaka around 7am when they were in KL Central. The individuals are planning to attend the mass rally to call for abolishment of ISA which will be held in Kuala Lumpur later today.
Those arrested includes:
1. Shahrul Iman Mohd Salleh
2. Ikhwan Ikram
3. Ahmad Adbul Wahab Abdul Rahman
4. Kamal Nadhir Kadeni
5. Abu Ubaidah Jalaluddin
6. Mohammad Sholihin Mat Salleh
7. Faizuddin Hazman Kadine
8. Saad Musa
9. Mohammad Helmi Hassan
10. Mohammad Hafizuddin Mohd Ghazali
11. Mohd Lokman Ahmad Mawi
12. Mohd Fadzil Jan Jam
13. Shamsul Anuar Nordin
They are detained in IPK Kuala Lumpur now.
Another 22 individuals have been arrested in Masjid Negara. They are sending to IPD Cheras by 2 police trucks.
Those arrested includes:
1. Mohd Marwan bin Husin
2. Aly Idham bin Alykallam
3. Bostaman Jumat bin Jaldi
4. Mohd Zulhilmi bin Mat Zin
5. Zulhelmi
SUARAM condemns the police for their ongoing attacks and intimidation on freedom of expression and right to assembly, fundamental rights which are guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.
We demand the police to release the 23 individuals immediately and unconditionally. We demand that police stop harassing the Malaysian people from exercising their rights to assembly and stop the assault on freedom of expression. We demand the police to allowed the mass rally against the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) to be held as scheduled in Kuala Lumpur at 2pm later today by the Abolish ISA Movement.
Released by,
Wong Chai Yi
Coordinator
Urgent action needed:
Please write protest letters to the government and the police to express your strongest condemnation of the arrests and the ongoing denial of rights of expression. Please also demand the Malaysian government for the immediate and unconditional release the three activists.
Your protest letters should be sent to:
1. CPO DCP Datuk Muhammad Sabtu Osman
IPK Kuala Lumpur
Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen Kuala Lumpur
Polis Diraja Malaysia
Jalan Hang Tuah
51100 Kuala Lumpur
No. Tel : 03 2146 0522
No. Fax : 03 2072 6786
2. OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Amir Mohd Hashim
IPD Cheras
Polis Diraja Malaysia
56100 Kuala Lumpur
No. Tel : 03-92842222, 03-92843403, 03-92845398
No. Fax : 03-92879479
2. Inspector-General of Police
Tan Sri Musa Hassan
Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia,
50560 Bukit Aman,
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia .
Tel: +603 2262 6015
Fax: +603 2272 5613
3. Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak,
Prime Minister of Malaysia,
Prime Minister’s Office,
Main Block, Perdana Putra Building ,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62502 Putrajaya , MALAYSIA
Tel : 603-8888 8000
Fax : 603-8888 3444
E-Mail: ppm@pmo.gov. my
