Medan, Indonesia – Just a few days before he was fatally shot in the thigh, Indonesian journalist Mara Salem Harahap, who was known as Marsal, took his wife and two children on a family outing to the city of Medan in North Sumatra, about two hours away from their home. During the trip, they took a family photograph together and Marsal shared the picture on social media.
“This was highly unusual,” his friend and fellow journalist, Rencana Siregar, told Al Jazeera. “In the 12 years that we had been friends, he hardly ever posted personal pictures. He wanted to protect his family.”
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Medan, Indonesia – A few days before he was shot in the thigh, Indonesian journalist Mara Salem Harahap, known as Marsal, took his wife and two children on a family outing to the North Sumatra city of Medan, about two hours away. their house. During the trip, they took a family photo together and Marsal shared the photo on social media.
“It was very unusual,” Rencana Siregar told her friend and journalist friend Al Jazeera. “In the 12 years we were friends he posted almost no personal photos. He wanted to protect his family. “
Friday, 09 Jul 2021 01:05 PM MYT
BY SOO WERN JUN
According to the lawmakers, the PN has government has been silent on the matter while victims are being for suicide attempts. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 Opposition lawmakers have once again called for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to clarify their stand regarding decriminalising suicide and attempted suicides.
According to the lawmakers, the PN government has been silent on the matter while victims are being for suicide attempts.
In a joint statement today undersigned by lawmakers Ramkarpal Singh (MP Bukit Gelugor), Kasthuriraani Patto (MP Batu Kawan) and Sangeet Kaur Deo (Legal Bureau Chief, Wanita DAP), they expressed their concerns for a need to repeal Section 309 of the Penal Code.
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