Arrest of teens over SPM paper criticism excessive, Education Minister must step in, says lawyer group


PETALING JAYA: The arrest of two secondary school students for "ridiculing the SPM history paper" in a viral video is an excessive and arbitrary use of police powers, says Lawyers for Liberty (LFL).

The activist lawyers’ group also called on Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek to speak out over the arrest of the students as the actions of the police on the two students "will strike a chill in parents all across the country if left unaddressed".

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