Malaysia: police raid NGO office for activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy
Event- Country
- Malaysia
- Initial Date
- Nov 28, 2016
- Event Description
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower) office in Section 4, Petaling Jaya today afternoon was raided by the police. Through Empower's tweet a group of police officers comprise of 10 officers arrived at the office around 1pm and locked the employees inside not allowing others to enter. In the tweet also mentioned that windows were closed with papers so that people can view from outside. Then Empower tweet the raid conducted under Section 124C of the Penal Code. Lawyers who rushed to the scene also denied entry to the office. Empower is a local NGO that advocates for justice and democracy, and works with women and youth to realise their potential in areas of politics, economy, and civil liberties. It is believed the raid conducted today could do with Bersih rallies and its alleged foreign funding.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Raid
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of association
- HRD
- NGO
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 3.127887099999985
Longitude: 101.5944885
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 28 November 2016, police raided the office of women's group Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower) in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The police are investigating the group under Section 124C of the Penal Code for activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy and also under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).