Rights rally at Malaysian embassy
- Published: 1/07/2011 at 02:02 PM
- Online news: Local News
A dozen human right activists rallied in front of the Malaysian embassy on Sathorn Road on Friday morning calling for the release of Malaysian MPs and activists who were arrested while camapaigning for clean and fair elections in their country.
(Photos by Achara Ashayagachat)
The Thai activists including Try Arm Workers' Cooperative, Turn Left Organisation, League of Liberal Thammasat for Democracy, Iskra Group, and People's Empowerment Foundation handed over the open letter to the embassy after holding up banners in front of the embassy at 11.10 am.
The letter condemned the Malaysian govrnment's "suppression" of Malaysian activists who were running a Free and Fair Elections Campaign (Bershi 2).
The Malaysian police said the campaigners, mostly members of the Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM), were waging war against the monarch. The charge carried a maximum punishment of a life sentence under section 122 of the Malaysian Penal Code.
The arrests where made gradually made since Sunday, with as many as a hundred people being rounded up, including an opposition MPs, accordingto protest leaders.
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- Writer: Achara Ashayagachat
- Position: Reporter
