KOTA KINABALU: Two university students involved in last weekend's Gempur Rasuah 2.0 rally have been arrested under the Sedition Act 1948.
It is learnt that Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) student group leaders Muhamad Fadhil Muhamad Kasim and Aliff Danial Badrul Akmal Hisham were detained when they arrived at the police headquarters in Kepayan on Tuesday (June 24) to lodge a report about another incident.
They allege that Fadhil's car was splashed with acid on Saturday (June 21).
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Another representative of the group, Qistina Qaisara Syahril Akmar, claimed that the duo were arrested without their lawyers present.
She accused the police of using excessive force when arresting them.
“We will update when we have more information,” she said.
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On Saturday and Sunday (June 22), a group of protestors led by UMS students staged an overnight peaceful rally to voice their dissatisfaction over various issues, including corruption, infrastructure and water woes.
The rally started out peacefully but ended in controversy when the students burnt placards with a caricature of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday.
It is also learnt that several individuals will be called to have their statements taken, while Parti Warisan legal advisor Chin Tek Ming has been summoned to give his statement at 2pm on Tuesday.
