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Saturday, 8 January 2011

Two Sarawakian activists detained by police

The Star
by STEPHEN THEN

MIRI: Two Sarawakian indigenous rights activists were arrested by the police Thursday night for alleged involvement in seditious activities.

Abun Sui Anyit, a lawyer involved mainly with human rights and land rights issues, was arrested at Miri Airport at 11pm.

Nicholas Mujah, the secretary of the Sarawak Dayak Association, and also a vocal land rights activist, was arrested in Kuching, around the same time.

Miri police chief Asst Comm Jamaluddin Ibrahim confirmed the arrest of Abun Sui in Miri.

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