Making a stand: (from left) Shafie, Muhyiddin, Dr Mahathir, Razaleigh and Sanusi during a joint press conference at Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya.
THE arrest of lawyer Matthias Chang, and prior to that, his client Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) is an abuse of power and act of desperation to silence critics. The use of Sosma on the two individuals is also against the spirit and purpose of the Act which was passed by Parliament.
This action by the authorities is very unfortunate for Malaysians because the message that is being delivered to the people is that if one reports an offence, the person who makes the report will be arrested.
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