Human Rights groups condemn Malaysian police ‘scare tactics’ against peaceful protestors

Human Rights groups condemn Malaysian police ‘scare tactics’ against peaceful protestors

Human rights advocate groups Article 19 and CIVICUS on Thursday released a joint statement expressing concern that peaceful protestors across Malaysia are being met with harassment from police. The statement has come in the wake of a series of protests in the region, which has included farmers protesting against land eviction policies, a ‘Save Malaysia’ protest against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s discharge from corruption charges …