Rasah PKR leader arrested

The man was detained at midnight over an offence believed to be linked to bersih 3.0 rally.

(FMT) – PETALING JAYA: A Rasah PKR deputy divisional leader was arrested at midnight for what is believed to be an offence related to the Bersih 3.0 rally.

R Thanggam, 50, a businessman, was among the 100,000 people who attended the Bersih 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

PKR vice-president N Surendran confirmed this.

“The police sent many officers to Thanggam’s house in Seremban and arrested him at midnight in a high-handed manner,” Surendran said.

He added that Thanggam, married with six children, was not told of the offence that he had allegedly committed and under what law was he detained.

“He was brought to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters in the middle of the night.

“I heard he was transferred to Jinjang district police headquarters this morning and the police would obtain a remand order,” Surendran said when contacted this morning.

Surendran, who is also lawyer, criticised the arrest, sasying it was “a propaganda”.

“It’s a propaganda to make the political opposition look like the aggressors.

“There is clear evidence of police beating up the public and we don’t hear them [the police] being arrested,” he said.

He added that a legal aid team has been sent to assist Thanggam.

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