Paulsen freed on police bail

Lawyers for Liberty will issue a statement after Paulsen has had discussions with colleagues on his arrest and remand for two days.

KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyers for Liberty executive director Eric Paulsen was freed on police bail on Wednesday at 4.30 pm after being held under remand for two days. He had no complaints against the police on the manner in which he was treated by them while in custody.

“I cannot say anything more since the case is under police investigation. I don’t want to be seen as hampering their probe,” said Paulsen who appeared before the waiting media in a white shirt and blue jeans. He was accompanied by his lawyers Michelle Yesudas and Radzlan Jalaluddin.

“However, I will be issuing a statement after discussions with my colleagues.”

If there’s anything good that has come out from this experience, he added that it was the realization that he had to choose his words better the next time when commenting in the social media. “All citizens have the right to express their opinions in line with the Federal Constitution.”

Paulsen said his computer and mobile phone were seized by the police and are still with them.

About 20 police detained Paulsen at about 9 pm on January 12 in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, apparently in connection with his tweet that Jakim was preaching extremism through its Friday sermons distributed to mosques.