Bersih 5: Jamal Yunos the 13th to be picked up in police sweep


KUALA LUMPUR: Red Shirts leader Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos, who had twice “slipped away” on Friday, was detained by the police early Saturday, hours before the Bersih 5 rally was scheduled to take place.

According to one of his aides, the Sungai Besar Umno division chief was detained at about 1.30am.

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