MALAYSIAN OPPOSITION MP ARRESTED OVER MARCH 7 RALLY
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - PKR's Rafizi Ramli (pic) has
been arrested at the Dang Wangi police station in Kuala Lumpur over
charges relating to the March 7 rally, while making a report against
1MDB.
City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Zainuddin Ahmad confirmed that Rafizi was arrested at 6.45pm on Tuesday.
SAC Zainuddin said that Rafizi was arrested under Section 9(5) of the
Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 and Section 143 of the Penal Code.
Rafizi had earlier arrived at the Dang Wangi police station at about
3.15pm to lodge a report over the 1MDB controversy, and was expected to
give a press conference after that.
Rafizi is the fourth person detained over the #KitaLawan rally, after
Kelana Jaya PKR youth chief Saifullah Zulkifli, PKR Youth Chief Nik
Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Jingga 13 head coordinator Fariz Musa were arrested
earlier.
The rally was intended as a show of support for jailed Opposition
leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, which was
deemed illegal by the police.
Source: The Star
MALAYSIAN ANWAR BELIEVES COURT WILL REVERSE SODOMY CONVICTION?
De facto PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today expressed
confidence that his sodomy conviction would be overturned by the federal court.The opposition leader was in Little India in Klang today where he visited shops and chatted with the locals, who are busy preparing for Deepavali tomorrow.
"What excuse will the authorities use for convicting me? The Kajang move? It is already over as the appellate court had used that as an excuse."
Asked whether he had enlisted the aid of foreign leaders,
Anwar pointed out that even Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had done the
same.
"Has Najib not asked for assistance from United States
president Barack Obama on certain issues which Malaysia faced?
"The issue here is defending the principles of freedom, democracy and the rule of law. It is applied and practiced everywhere."
Anwar said the BBC and the Daily Telegraph in England had
interviewed him, and he told them that those who upheld these principles would
be supported anywhere.
Anwar said the sodomy appeal due to be heard by the court next week was not just about him, but innocents being wrongfully imprisoned.
The federal court is scheduled to hear Anwar's appeal on the sodomy conviction on
October 28 and 29. On March 7, the Court of
Appeal overturned his sodomy acquittal by the
high court two years ago.
"The issue here is defending the principles of freedom, democracy and the rule of law. It is applied and practiced everywhere."
Anwar said the BBC and the Daily Telegraph in England had
interviewed him, and he told them that those who upheld these principles would
be supported anywhere.Anwar said the sodomy appeal due to be heard by the court next week was not just about him, but innocents being wrongfully imprisoned.
The federal court is scheduled to hear Anwar's appeal on the sodomy conviction on
October 28 and 29. On March 7, the Court of
Appeal overturned his sodomy acquittal by the
high court two years ago.
The federal court is scheduled to hear Anwar's appeal on the sodomy conviction on October 28 and 29.
On March 7, the Court of Appeal overturned his sodomy acquittal by the high court two years ago.
- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/confident-anwar-believes-court-will-reverse-sodomy-conviction#sthash.Drg36Aee.dpuf
On March 7, the Court of Appeal overturned his sodomy acquittal by the high court two years ago.
- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/confident-anwar-believes-court-will-reverse-sodomy-conviction#sthash.Drg36Aee.dpuf
Source: The Malaysia Insider
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