CHARGE....The
student activist was arrested on May 18 for remarks he allegedly made during a
post-GE13 forum on May 13.
PETALING JAYA: Student
activist Adam Adli, whose five-day remand expires tomorrow, will be charged
with sedition at the Jalan Duta Sessions Court tomorrow morning.
Lawyer Latheefa Koya today
said the police had officially informed about the matter today.
“The police had informed
that Adam will be charged under the Sedition Act tomorrow morning at Jalan
Duta. Lawyer N Surendran will be representing Adam,” she said in a tweet.
Adam, 24, was arrested in
Kuala Lumpur on May 18 for remarks he allegedly made during a post-GE13 forum
on May 13.
In the forum, Adam, along
with other activists, had called for a street demonstration to protest alleged
electoral fraud during the general election.
He is being detained at the
Jinjang police detention facility and is being investigated under Section 4(1)
of the Sedition Act and Section 124(B) of the Penal Code.
Section 4(1) of the Sedition
Act provides that it is a criminal offence to make any oral, printed and
published statements or acts with “seditious tendency”.
If Adam is found guilty of
sedition, he could be imprisoned for up to three years, fined up to RM5,000, or
both.
Earlier today, Amnesty
International called for the immediate and unconditional release of Adam. The
rights watchdog said Adan was arrested solely for peacefully expressing his views.
It also said it was told by
credible sources that Adam “was subjected to interrogation from 10am until 6pm
on May 19 and May 20, with the interrogators repeatedly asking the same
questions”.
Adam has refused to answer
the questions in the latter part of the interrogation, telling the police to
just watch a video of his speech during the public meeting instead, said
Amnesty.
Amnesty also urged the
Malaysian government to stop using the Sedition Act and provisions in the Penal
Code to stifle people’s right to free expression.
Section 124(B) of the Penal
Code states that “whoever, by any means, directly or indirectly, commits an
activity detrimental to parliamentary democracy shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to 20 years.”
“Section 124(B) is overly
broad and vague. It imposes a chilling effect on free expression in violation
of Malaysia’s constitution and international legal obligations.
“It gives an unfettered
discretion to police officers to arrest and detain a person if in the opinion
of the arresting police officer a person is committing an act, which to that
police officer is detrimental to parliamentary democracy,” said Amnesty.
Meanwhile, supporters and
friends of Adam had been gathering at the Jinjang detention centre every night
to show support for the detained activist.
Timbalan Pengerusi Perhubungan BN Selangor Datuk Seri Noh Omar menyokong kenyataan Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berhubung gesaan berpindah ke negara lain jika tidak puas hati dengan sistem pilihan raya sedia ada.
ReplyDeleteNoh yang menyifatkan pembangkang sebagai melampaui batas turut berkata, individu yang tidak suka dengan sistem pilihan raya negara ini sewajarnya "duduk di dalam hutan".
ReplyDelete"Pembangkang nampaknya sudah melampaui batas dan tak hormati perlembagaan dan tatasusila. Saya secara peribadi menyokong penuh kenyataan Datuk Zahid.
ReplyDelete"Hanya orang duduk dalam hutan.... Tak mahu ikut undang-undang, duduk dalam hutan," katanya kepada pemberita selepas majlis serah tugas kepada menteri pertanian dan asas tani yang baru Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.
ReplyDeletePenahanan Adam Adli Abd Halim pelajar Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) mengikut Seksyan 4 (1) Akta Hasutan 1948, wajar menjadi pengajaran kepada semua pihak, terutamnya mahasiswa.
ReplyDeleteTindakan menghasut dan membuat kenyataan bertujuan menjejaskan keharmonian masyarakat sepatutnya dielakkan bagi memastikan kemanan negara berkekalan. Adam Adli sebagai aktivis pelajar sepatutnya sedar kesan daripada tindakannya itu boleh merosakan perpaduan kaum, sekaligus dapat menjejaskan masa depan diri sendiri sebagai mahasiswa.
ReplyDeleteTindakan polis tu wajar dan yakin polis mempunyai asas kukuh ketika menahan Adam Adli. Siasatan lanjutan masih diteruskan. Dikesali apa pelajar diperalatkan oleh pembangkang semata-mata untuk mencapai cita-cita politik mereka.
ReplyDeleteSejak PRU13 5 Mei lalu, pembangkang terus-menerus mempertikaikan keputusan rakyat yang memberi mandat kepada Kerajaan BN. Tohmahan tidak berasas terhadap proses demokrasi mudah mempengaruh sentimen awam sehinggakan menjadi unsur hasutan untuk menolak keputusan PRU13 dan mengesa supaya orang ramai mengadakan perhimpunan jalanan secara besar-besaran untuk menunjuk rasa tidak puas hati terhadap kerajan pilihan rakyat.
ReplyDeleteDalam masyarakat berbilang kaum adn agama, unsut hasutan boleh menimbulkan perasaan perkauman yang akhirnya boleh mencetuskan tindakan keterlaluan.
ReplyDeleteAdam Adli sepatutnya sedar kesan daripada tindakannya itu dan bersedia menghadapi sebarang tindakan undang-undang. Para pelajar sepatutnya menggunakan pengalaman di bilik kuliah sebagai bekalan masa depan dengan menjadi pemimpin berwibawa, bukan menjadi alat kepada pihak pembangkang.
ReplyDelete“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?”
ReplyDeletePakatan Rakyat has been criticised by supporters of Adam Adli for abandoning him in his hour of need. His supporters have expressed their anger in letters to news portals like Malaysiakini and The Malaysian Insider.
“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?”
ReplyDeleteTheresa sent in a letter to Malaysiakini and she said: “To Pakatan, don’t just talk big, but now allow Adam to be thrown to the wolves, when Adam stuck his neck out for Pakatan’s so-called Blackout 505.”
“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?”
ReplyDelete“Besides, PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has also already washed his hands off and distanced himself from this kid Adam. Not only am I disappointed with Pakatan, I feel sorry that Adam could end up paying a high price sitting out in jail for people who don’t take care of him and protect him.”
“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?”
ReplyDelete“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?” “I watched the video by Media Rakyat on Forum Mei 13 at the KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, and there were boatloads of PKR bigshots there talking, like Nurul Izzah, R Sivarasa, Tian Chua, besides Pak Samad, SAMM chief Chegubard, ABU people and Hisham Rais.”
“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?”
ReplyDelete“My sympathy to Adam, his father and his whole family. My disgust to Pakatan politicians for their charade at the Forum Mei 13 that encouraged Adam and landed him in trouble.”
“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?”
ReplyDeleteIn a letter to The Malaysian Insider Pravin Pillai wrote: “And Pakatan Rakyat, remember how we roared for you in Kelana Jaya? Could we hear you roar for Adam Adli? Roar. Not squeak.”
“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?”
ReplyDeleteStudent activist Adam Adli was arrested on May 19 in Bangsar Utama where his office is. He has been remanded for five days and is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948.
“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?”
ReplyDeleteIt is believed he is being investigated for a speech he made during a public forum at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) on May 13, during which he and several other activists urged the people to stage a massive street protest against electoral fraud and to topple the government.
Adam harus sedar dia hnya dipergunakan
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