00:00 "The government will not allow anyone to take matters into their own hands," Home
00:05 Minister Saifuddin Nasruttion Ismail said after vigilante groups intimidated two people
00:10 who commented on the Al-Azhaq issue.
00:14 Saifuddin said only the police had the authority to go after wrongdoers.
00:19 He was commenting on concerns raised by the likes of Lawyers for Liberty and the G25 group
00:24 of prominent civil servants over vigilante groups who went after two private citizens
00:29 who made comments on social media in relation to the Al-Azhaq issue.
00:34 When asked if the authorities would go after the vigilantes, Saifuddin said the police
00:38 will carry out their duties.
00:41 Yesterday, G25 said the authorities must take swift action against the vigilante groups
00:47 who unlawfully intimidated two men, Siok Wai Lung and Rikishen Chagampang, separately forcing
00:52 them to confess to comments they made online.
00:56 The pair have since been jailed over their postings.
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