NGO 'deeply troubled' by police probe against activist


PETALING JAYA: An NGO is "deeply troubled" that the police are carrying out investigations against activist Fadiah Nadwa Fikri over a gathering at Dataran Merdeka on Saturday (Feb 29) night.

The Joint-Action Group For Gender Equality (JAG) said that the police are investigating Fadiah under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 over the gathering.

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