Urgent Appeal Updates 3: Two Human Rights Defenders Released

Date: 20 June 2007

The two human rights defenders, Nyam Kee Han and See Siew Min, who were arrested at 17 June 2007 (Sunday) in Johor Bahru for leafleting, were released yesterday (19 June 2007) around 8.45pm.

This clearly another abuse of police power, the police should release them before the remand order end at 2.30pm (time the magistrate granted a 24-hour remand on 18 June 2007), but the police fail to meet the deadline.

Nyam and See were released by police bill and asking to report back on 26 June 2007 before 8am.

On 19 June 2007 around 8am, without warrant the police went to search the houses of the two arrested activists. The police had taken away Nyam's CPU, pen drive and some personal documents. This again clearly illustrates the abuse of power by the police.

For more information, please contact Moon Hui at +60 3 77843525, mobile: +60 12 7209981 or email: suaram@suaram.net.

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