Appeals Court upholds ruling cartoonist’s arrest lawful, book seizure unlawful


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal Friday upheld a High Court's ruling that the arrest and detention of political cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque, popularly known as Zunar, by police in 2010 was lawful.

A three-member panel led by Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim also upheld the decision of the High Court which had held that the seizure of 66 of the cartoonist's books and a painting was unlawful and had ordered that damages be given to him (Zulkiflee), with the quantum to be assessed by the High Court.

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