LANGKAWI (Bernama): Police have recorded statements from more than four people over the rally held at Jalan Parlimen recently to protest the Election Commission’s (EC) delay in lowering the voting age to 18.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said they included politicians and the organisers, adding that investigation was still ongoing with more witnesses expected to be called. We will call the individuals concerned for questioning on their involvement in the rally, he told reporters after launching the Langkawi K9 section here on Sunday (April 4).
Last Friday, Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh; Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik; Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah and former Bersih chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan were called to the Dang Wangi police headquarters to give their statements on the March 27 rally.
Saturday, 03 Apr 2021 02:32 PM MYT
BY RADZI RAZAK
Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said she firmly believes in freedom of assembly as enshrined in the Federal Constitution. Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has today called for a review of the Peaceful Assembly Act.
This comes after the police hauled up protesters, including MPs and civil society activists, for questioning over their participation in last week’s Undi18 rally.
In a statement, Zuraida said she firmly believes in freedom of assembly as enshrined in the Federal Constitution in light of the fact that she was arrested and detained for exercising this right in the past.
Friday, 02 Apr 2021 05:31 PM MYT
BY RADZI RAZAK
(From left) Ambiga Sereenavasan, Maszlee Malik, Hannah Yeoh and Maria Chin Abdullah speak to reporters outside the Dang Wangi District Police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur April 4, 2021. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 2 Lawyer and human rights activist Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan today said that it was time for the civil society to pressure the government to reopen Parliament and challenge the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government for delaying the implementation of Undi18.
She also urged Opposition MPs to form a shadow cabinet and respond to new laws, policy and decisions made by the PN government.
Friday, 02 Apr 2021 01:46 PM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Qyira Yusri speaks during a press conference on Undi18 s lawsuit at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall April 2, 2021. Picture by Choo Choy May
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 ― The police’s questioning of participants of Saturday’s open-air protest to push for the government to allow Malaysians aged 18 to register to vote this year instead of delaying it to next year was “odd”, Undi18 movement co-founder Qyira Yusri said today.
Qyira questioned the authorities’ scrutiny of the Undi18 protest last weekend when youths had taken the necessary precautions to prevent Covid-19 infections and were only looking for a safe space to express their thoughts.
2 April 2021, 11:14 UTC
The Thai authoritiesâ adoption of a draft law to regulate non-profit groups would strike a severe blow to human rights in Thailand, several international organizations said today. The bill is the latest effort by the Thai government to pass repressive legislation to muzzle civil society groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
The âDraft Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizationsâ contains provisions that would have a deeply damaging impact on those joining together to advocate for human rights in the country, in violation of their right to freedom of association and other rights. The Thai government provided a perfunctory and inadequate consultation process for the bill. Because of fundamental problems in the draft law, the authorities should withdraw the draft entirely and ensure that any future law regulating NGOs strictly adheres to international human rights law and standards, the organizations said.