Following the intended abolition of ISA, the police have dropped the charges against 30 activists of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), including the six who were detained earlier under the Emergency Ordinance (EO).
According to PSM secretary-general S Arutchelvan, they were given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.
All 30 were first arrested in Sungai Dua, Penang while they were on the PSM-organised 'Udahlah Bersara' roadshow on June 25, on suspicion of planning to wage war against the Agong.
Then the police detained the six activists, dubbed the EO6, for 28 days under the EO over their 'key role' in the July 9 Bersih 2.0 rally.
After the EO6 were released, they were charged at the Butterworth Sessions court last Aug 3 under two separate laws - the Societies Act and the Internal Security Act - for allegedly possessing subversive documents.
The six included Sungai Siput MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj and PSM activists Choo Chon Kai, Sarat Babu, M Sarasvathy, M Sukumaran, and A Letchumanan.
The same charges were slapped against the remaining 24 activists.
All 30 supposed to go on trial on Oct 10.
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According to PSM secretary-general S Arutchelvan, they were given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.
All 30 were first arrested in Sungai Dua, Penang while they were on the PSM-organised 'Udahlah Bersara' roadshow on June 25, on suspicion of planning to wage war against the Agong.Then the police detained the six activists, dubbed the EO6, for 28 days under the EO over their 'key role' in the July 9 Bersih 2.0 rally.
After the EO6 were released, they were charged at the Butterworth Sessions court last Aug 3 under two separate laws - the Societies Act and the Internal Security Act - for allegedly possessing subversive documents.
The six included Sungai Siput MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj and PSM activists Choo Chon Kai, Sarat Babu, M Sarasvathy, M Sukumaran, and A Letchumanan.
The same charges were slapped against the remaining 24 activists.
All 30 supposed to go on trial on Oct 10.
[More to follow]
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