2 more Bersatu members arrested after anti-Anwar rally
PETALING JAYA : Two more Bersatu members have been arrested by police, believed to be in connection with the Turun Anwar rally held on Saturday.
According to Bersatu Youth information chief Harris Idaham Rashid, the duo – Furqan Hakimi, who serves as the executive secretary of the wing's Perak chapter, and Syafiq Aziz – were picked up today.
'They are believed to have been arrested over the July 26 rally. Both will be taken to the Dang Wangi police headquarters. An application to extend their remand is expected to be made tomorrow morning,' he said.
In the same statement, Harris said the magistrate had earlier today rejected an application by police to extend the remand order of two others.
'As a result, Badrul Hisham Shaharin and (Sijangkang PAS Youth chief) Ikhwan Syaffiq were released at 5pm today,' he said.
Badrul, better known as Chegubard, was arrested by police at his home yesterday evening.
Badrul earlier said in a Facebook post that police had informed him he was being probed under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 for doing or attempting to do any act with a seditious tendency, Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities, and Section 504 of the Penal Code for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.
He said he was also being investigated under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 for using indecent, threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour that could lead to a breach of the peace.
The Perikatan Nasional rally on Saturday saw protesters, estimated at 18,000 by police, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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