00:00The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ruled that the police had unlawfully detained lawyer Siti Qasim
00:06and her client Anis Noor Izati Ruslan in June 2018.
00:11Judicial Commissioner Arzia Appandi held that the police had abused their powers
00:15when they raided Siti's house without lawful basis and committed trespass onto her property.
00:21She said Siti's arrest on allegations of kidnapping and obstructing a public servant
00:26had no legal basis and amounted to misfeasance in public office.
00:32Arzia also ruled that there was no element of obstruction under Section 186 of the Penal Code
00:38which requires actual physical obstruction or use of criminal force.
00:43Arzia also found that Siti had acted in her professional capacity as a lawyer representing Anis.
00:49She ordered the government to pay RM120,625 in general damages to Siti, RM53,750 to Anis
01:00and joint exemplary damages of RM100,000 to both plaintiffs and costs of RM50,000 were awarded.
01:10On June 24, 2018, Siti was reportedly arrested for allegedly kidnapping Anis.
01:16Police raided her home and took the girl into custody after a report by Anis's mother
01:22but Siti denied the allegations saying she was rescuing the girl from abuse.
01:28Mirato, FMT
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