Malaysia: 6 anti-GST rally participants slapped with arrest warrants for not appearing in court
Event- Country
- Malaysia
- Initial Date
- May 26, 2015
- Event Description
The Petaling Jaya Sessions Court has issued a warrant of arrest against six people, who were charged with failing to disperse when told by the police to do so during an anti-GST protest in March, for failing to turn up at the court today. Judge Azhaniz Azman Teh issued the arrest warrant against S. Haarthi, 21, Mohd Faizal Mohd Sabri, 32, Afzanizam Hashim, 39, Muhammad Faizzuddin Mohd Zai, 21, Abdul Kudus Halim, 43, and E. Sarawanen, 43. The six accused were among 79 individuals, including Kuala Krai MP Dr Mohd Hatta Md Ramli, and Sungai Siput MP Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj, who pleaded not guilty to the charge. The were alleged to have ignored an order made by the police under Section 21(1)(d) of the Peaceful Assembly Act for them to disperse from an assembly. They were charged with committing the offence at Kompleks Kastam Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Jalan SS 6/3 Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, at 5pm on March 23 this year. The offence, under Section 21(3) of the same act, carries a fine of up to RM20,000, if found guilty. Azhaniz then set July 1 for mention.The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutor Suhaimi Ibrahim, while the accused were represented by a panel of lawyers led by Roger Chan. - Bernama, May 26, 2015.
- Impact of Event
- 6
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Right to Protest
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 3.099293
Longitude: 101.6448581
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 26 May 2015, six protesters of the anti-GST protest in March had warrants of arrests issued against them by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court, for failing to turn up at the court. The six are S. Haarthi, 21, Mohd Faizal Mohd Sabri, 32, Afzanizam Hashim, 39, Muhammad Faizzuddin Mohd Zai, 21, Abdul Kudus Halim, 43, and E. Sarawanen, 43. They are charged with failing to disperse when told by the police to do so under Section 21(1)(d) of the Peaceful Assembly Act.