Sivarasa was said to have taken part in yesterday’s anti-ISA rally. — File pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — PKR vice-president R. Sivarasa spent the night under arrest at Bukit Aman after allegedly taking part in yesterday's anti-ISA protest which was violently put down by the police.
According to party information chief Latheefa Koya, Sivarasa was already scheduled to be released last night but the police decided to hold him back, supposedly after a police report was lodged against him.
"Apparently the person who lodged the police report claimed Sivarasa had participated in an illegal gathering and gave a speech there which is untrue," she told The Malaysian Insider.
Latheefa also said police sources had informed her that the decision to detain Sivarasa overnight came from Bukit Aman's legal department which means that the Attorney-General's office is involved.
The PKR vice-president is one of the lawyers representing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his Sodomy II trial which has seen the opposition leader accuse the A-G Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail of having fabricated evidence in the black-eye beating 10 years ago.
Latheefa said she and other lawyers are preparing for the worst case scenario where the police would be seeking to extend his remand order until Monday where he could be charged in court.
Also detained with Sivarasa are 51 other protestors. According to Latheefa, the rest of those detained have been released after they had their statements taken at the Federal Reserve Unit headquarters in Cheras.
A total of 438 people were arrested including women and youths at the rally which saw the city turned into a battle zone.
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