Why Chow Kit raid suspects publicly shamed, asks lawyer

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Former assemblyman Jason Ong says the media’s presence led to assumptions of guilt being formed and the suspects exposed before being proven guilty.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/12/08/why-chow-kit-raid-suspects-publicly-shamed-asks-lawyer  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/12/08/peguam-persoal-suspek-serbuan-chow-kit-dimalukan-secara-terbuka  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews

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00:00The suspects detained during the November 28 Chow Kid raid still retain their rights to privacy

00:06and should not be publicly exposed before guilt is proven, say to lawyers.

00:13Lawyer Jason Ong took issue with the presence of media at the raid,

00:17saying this led to assumptions of guilt being formed and the suspects being publicly shamed.

00:24Ong, a former assemblyman for Kebun Bunga, Penang, said

00:28religious authorities should show compassion and sensitivity when handling such cases.

00:34On November 28, the Kuala Lumpur Strike Force Team, in collaboration with the Federal Territory's

00:40Islamic Religious Department and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, detained 208 people aged between 19 and 60,

00:48including 17 civil servants at a health club in Chow Kid, believed to have been used for sexual activities.

00:55Last week, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said,

01:00privacy did not apply in the context of enforcement action on business premises with hundreds of visitors.

01:07However, lawyer Gunamalar Jurindanjan said, although rights to privacy have limits within the law,

01:13Article 5 of the Federal Constitution guarantees personal liberty.

01:18She said, while police have the broad power to stop,

01:22search and arrest if there is a reasonable suspicion for them to act,

01:26publicising suspects' identities is not required under the law.

01:31Panyujo, FMT

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