00:00A government backbencher has questioned the need for the authorities to probe an Anti-Security
00:06Offences Act 2012 gathering held over the weekend.
00:10Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh said in the Dewan Rakyat Today that he wondered if the
00:15investigation was appropriate given Putrajaya's stance that the law needs to be reformed.
00:20On February 9th, Malaysia Kini reported that police had launched a probe into the gathering
00:25which called for Sosma to be abolished.
00:28Sungai Bula Police Chief Hafiz Nur said the authorities were investigating the gathering
00:32under Section 9 Sub 5 of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 for failing to provide a notice on
00:38assemblies.
00:39Separately, Putrajaya Police denied claims it had arrested two leaders from human rights
00:44group Suara Rakyat Malaysia.
00:47District Police Chief Idisha Mohammed said the leaders were only brought in to have their
00:51statements recorded and no arrests were made.
00:55Earlier today, Suaram claimed that Putrajaya Police arrested the NGO's Executive Director
00:59Sivan Doraisamy and Coordinator Azra Nasrun.
01:03Both Sivan and Azra are said to have since been released.
01:08On Monday, Sivan had accompanied several family members of Sosma detainees who had gathered
01:12outside the Home Ministries building in Putrajaya to push for a meeting with officials and hand
01:17over a memorandum.
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