Police investigating Ambiga for 'causing public alarm' in Sarawak Report article


Muzliza Mustafa

POLICE are investigating prominent lawyer and social activist Ambiga Sreenevasan under a rarely used section of the Penal Code, alleging that she has caused public alarm in relation to a defamation suit filed by PAS against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown.

The decision of Malaysian police to move against the respected former Bar Council president has raised eyebrows, given that the court case is being fought in the UK.


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