Malaysia: Activist___s Family Queried Again over Minor Attending Bersih 4
Event- Country
- Malaysia
- Initial Date
- Nov 17, 2015
- Event Description
PETALING JAYA: Political activist Bad Latif Mansor was questioned by the police today for bringing his teen daughter to the Bersih 4 rally two months ago. Lawyer Michelle Yesudas told reporters that this was the second time the daughter, 14, was being questioned. Last month she was questioned with her mother, activist Nashita Md Noor, under the same Section 4 (2) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) for bringing a minor to the rally. Michelle said the continued investigations were a form of harassment as the Federal Constitution and international convention ruled that freedom of assembly was a guaranteed right of each citizen. "I think the mother and daughter have already been questioned and now it is the father's turn. So what is happening here? "Now we know that this family has been harassed to give a statement and asked to go to the police station to explain their presence at Bersih. "The PAA states that every Malaysian has a constitutional right to assemble peacefully so why are they being harassed?" she told reporters in front of the Dang Wangi police district headquarters today. Other than Bad and Nashita's family, the teenage son of Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali was also called to give his statement on his presence at the rally that was held in August this year. Bad told reporters that the police posed funny questions such as "Are you training your child to join the rally? It's like I'm involved in terrorism," he chuckled. "From the questions, it looks like the police are trying to create fear in us and the Malaysian people from attending peaceful rallies such as Bersih," he added. Meanwhile, Bersih representative Hishamuddin Rais said the coalition would stand by Bad's family as they were upholding the principles of democracy. "Bersih is of the opinion that the police should stop these public threats and intimidation to prevent them (the people) from attending peaceful rallies including charging their representatives. "The government is supposed to celebrate the fact that the young are politically aware of the happenings in the country," he said.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Right to information
- Right to political participation
- Right to Protest
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 14.058323999999992
Longitude: 108.277199
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 14 November 2015, political activist Bad Latif Mansor was questioned by the police today for bringing his teen daughter to the Bersih 4 rally two months ago.