PETALING JAYA: The 17-hour detention of a Turkish writer "blemishes the reputation of Malaysia" as a moderate nation, says the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).
Suhakam chairman Tan Sri Razali Ismail said that the arrest and detention of Turkish writer and journalist Mustafa Akyol (pic) could not be reconciled with Malaysia's image of a multi-religious, multiracial and moderate nation.
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