PAS vice-president held over martyr remarks
Police Husam’s previous comments that those who died while attending the rally would be martyrs.
(The Star) – PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa was detained by police for alleged sedition.
Ampang OCPD Asst Comm Amiruddin Jamaluddin said the arrest had nothing to do with the Black 505 rally at Padang Merbok.
“He was detained at Kampung Pandan at 4pm and brought to the Ampang district police headquarters,” he said, citing Husam’s previous comments that those who died while attending the rally would be martyrs.
A posting on Husam’s Facebook page said his arrest could be related to his remarks published in Harakahdaily.
It also said he would be brought to Kelantan to be investigated under the Sedition Act.
Police said Husam was arrested under Section 4 of the Sedition Act.
Meanwhile, activist Khalid Mohd Ismath, 22, was also arrested for the same offence at his house in Klang at 5.30pm yesterday.
Federal CID director Comm Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah said Khalid had allegedly written a blog posting inciting participants of the rally to attack security personnel.
