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Blow for press freedom as Edge CEO, TMI editors arrested

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Update: Lionel Morais, Amin Shah Iskandar and Zulkifli Sulong were released this evening after the police failed to secure remand. Release Kay Tat and Jahabar as well!

The arrests of The Edge CEO Ho Kay Tat and TMI chief editor Jahabar Sadiq this morning, along with three other TMI editors – Lionel Morais, Amin Shah Iskandar and Zulkifli Sulong – is deeply disturbing.

This is not a step formard, but a step backwards to the dark days post-Ops Lalang, when The Star and a couple of other papers were effective muzzled.

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Alert: Pota bills up for reading in Parliament on Monday (Updated)

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Update (3.40pm): The Prevention of Terrorism bill was tabled today in Parliament. The bill, which allows for detention without trial similar to the ISA, will go for a second reading this week. “They’re going to steamroll the bill through,” says one MP in Parliament.

Preventive detention could very well be making a return soon with the tabling of the Prevention of Terrorism bill and a string of other related bills in Parliament tomorrow. We got rid of the ISA, which allowed detention without trial, not too long ago. Now this…

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Live – Rally at Sogo

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Update: After the rally, PKR organising secretary Faris Musa was arrested for sedition and taken to Dang Wangi. Bersih tweeted that two others were also arrested, but I’m unable to verify this at this stage.

Photo of the day: Rafizi, barefoot in ‘cuffs

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Incredible. I am lost for words. But then again, this photo says it all. Words are superfluous.

[Terkini] Saudara Rafizi direman lagi 3 hari.Hanya kerana melawan rasuah dan kezaliman.

Posted by Rafizi Ramli on Friday, 27 March 2015

The KL protest begins

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This was at KL Sentral at around 2.00pm – ahead of the Sogo protest at around 3.30pm or 4.00pm.

Aksi bermula mahasiswa sedang duduk #bantahGST di KL Sentral.Ayuh semua, jumpa 4.00 petang ni#KitaLawan #UndurNajib

Posted by Kita Lawan on Friday, 27 March 2015

Tian Chua detained by 20 cops; Rafizi, Hisham remanded for three days

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Why 20 cops to detain Tian Chua (according to his tweet)? Why was Mat Sabu detained by armed men in ski masks? Why was Hisham Rais bundled away by unidentified men? What message is being conveyed here? That these activists and opposition politicians are dangerous?

The arrests come ahead of a planned protest rally outside Sogo at 4.00pm today, which also happens to be the day of the Big Wedding.

He was taken to the Jinjang Police Station.

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‘Our heritage has no second chance’: Laurence Loh

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Laurence Loh laments the poor protection of heritage buildings outside the Unesco heritage core zone.

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Mat Sabu held in Seberang Jaya and then taken to…?

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Hisham Rais picked up by unknown men and taken to Dang Wangi

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Activist Hisham Rais was bundled into a silver Honda by unknown men at Dataran Merdeka and taken away on the eve of a mass protest rally which also happens to be the day of the Big Wedding. He is now at the Dang Wangi Police Station.

According to Fahmi Fadzil, Hisham said he was in a taxi, which was being trailed by a car and some motorbikes. When he got off the taxi, six men grabbed him. “One of them dragged him by his chest, covered Hisham’s mouth to stop him from shouting. They threw Hisham into another car and took him to Dang Wangi.”

This was the scene when he was taken away:

Keadaan di tapak #kitalawan menjadi kecoh ketika A Samad.Said sedang berucap. Peserta melihat Hishamuddin Rais ditarik…

Posted by Nashita Md Noor on Friday, 27 March 2015

And Tian Chua has been asked to go to the Dang Wangi Police Station. Activists worry he could be arrested.

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Elected reps in lock-up uniforms

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These are the elected representatives of the people of Teja and Simpang Pulai. They were arrested when police swooped down on a Pecat IGP sit-in at Dataran Merdeka earlier today.

Simpang Pulai Adun Chang Lih Kang and Teja Adun Tan Kar Hing – Photograph: Fahmi Fadzil

Meanwhile, Rafizi Ramli is the latest elected rep to be arrested while a UM lecturer Dr Khoo Ying Hooi is under investigation for an article he wrote.

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