PETALING JAYA: Former Free Malaysia Today (FMT) journalist Rex Tan was arrested at about 12.45am after being summoned to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters.
The arrest was confirmed by his lawyer, Rajsurian Pillai, who said Tan was detained under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 505(c) of the Penal Code.
