KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Human rights watchdog Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) has condemned the arrest of Kean Wong — the editor of a controversial banned book — and called for...
Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy strongly condemns the arrest of Kean Wong and has called for his immediate release. ― Picture By Raymond ManuelKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Human rights watchdog Suara Rakyat Malaysia has condemned the arrest of Kean Wong — the editor of a controversial banned book — and called for his immediate release.
“As the flagbearer of institutional reform, it is a moral imperative that this government take concrete steps in protecting and upholding freedom of expression for all.Sevan was commenting on the arrest of Wong who is the editor of the controversial book titledThe book was banned on July 1, 2020, under the Printing Presses and Publications Order 2020. At the time, the book was also the subject of an investigation where the book’s cover had allegedly insulted the Malaysian federal coat of arms.
“Through the re-enactment of draconian tactics of arrest and detention, it is worryingly clear that we have before us a government with a precarious commitment to upholding our fundamental freedom of expression and a police force with concerningly misplaced priorities when these resources could have been better used to deter serious crimes that jeopardise public safety.
Its executive director Wathshlah G. Naidu said Wong’s arrest three years after the publication of the book showcases the state’s commitment to suppressing the public’s ability to both inform the public and to speak out no matter how warranted.
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