16 protesters sue govt over candlelight vigil arrest


Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Sekretariat Solidariti Rakyat spokesman Mohd Asraf Sharafi Mohd Azhar says the police broke up a peaceful vigil remembering Malaysians who had died of Covid-19. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 30, 2021.

SEKRETARIAT Solidariti Rakyat (SSR) has filed a legal suit against the government and the police for the arrest of 16 people taking part in a candlelight vigil in August.

In a hybrid press conference, SSR spokesman Mohd Asraf Sharafi Mohd Azhar said the vigil, Belasungkawa Jiwa-Jiwa Yang Telah Pergi, was held to honour the 13,385 Malaysians who had lost their lives to Covid-19.


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