Apologise for Ops Lalang, Dr M told


PETALING JAYA: The event may have been three decades ago, but that is not stopping a group of 77 NGOs from demanding an apology from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the mass arrests and closure of three newspapers during Operasi Lalang.

“We demand a public apology and sincere expression of remorse from Dr Mahathir for depriving so many innocent Malaysians of their freedom, and for the torture they went through during Operasi Lalang,” four bodies said in a joint statement yesterday.

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