KUALA LUMPUR: Activist-lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri spent more than an hour being questioned by police in connection with her Twitter post on Saturday (Feb 29)'s rally following the nation's ongoing political crisis.
She exited Bukit Aman around 12.18pm on Tuesday (March 3) accompanied by lawyers Ragunath Kesavan and Farhana Halim.
Fadiah, when met by supporters outside the federal police headquarters, said she would not end her struggle for democracy and freedom of expression.
"We can't afford to be intimidated, we will keep on fighting.
"Being tired is not in my vocabulary," she told reporters outside Bukit Aman.
She also claimed that supremacist groups have been attacking her on social media.
"Subjected to draconian laws, we must stand up together and fight.
"I am calling out the former Pakatan Harapan government as well for failing to repeal draconian laws," she said.
Fadiah also revealed that she along with four other activists - Nik Azura Nik Narson, Liew Liang Hong, Wong Yan Ke and A. Sivarajan - have been called to Dang Wangi police headquarters at 1pm on Wednesday (March 4) regarding the rally in Dataran Merdeka.
"They are investigating us under the Peaceful Assembly Act," she said.
Meanwhile, her lawyer Ragunath said Fadiah was called in on Tuesday by Bukit Aman CID Special Investigation Unit over her tweet on Saturday's rally.
"The police were polite and they have taken her statement.
"She is being investigated under Section 4(1)(a) of the Sedition Act as well as Section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act for wrongful use of network services and facilities," he said.
Several civil society leaders were also present outside Bukit Aman, including Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, Ivy Josiah, Cynthia Gabriel and Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy.
Fadiah, in her Tweet, had urged people to join the "Turun ke Jalan, Demokrasi Mati (Go to the Streets, Democracy is Dead) rally on Saturday (Feb 29). - Star
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