A Samad Said picked up by police


KUALA LUMPUR: National laureate Datuk A Samad Said was picked up by police following a controversial incident where he recited a poem in the presence of several Sang Saka Malaya flags at Dataran Merdeka on August 30.

"I am on the way to Dang Wangi now. I am being escorted by three policemen," tweeted Samad, 81, who is Bersih co-chair.

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