PUTRAJAYA, Oct 24 – Police today released P. Vwaishhnnavi, 6, niece of Hindraf leader P. Uthayakumar, and her mother, K. Shanti, after detaining them overnight at the district police headquarters.
They were among 10 arrested yesterday for participating in a failed attempt to submit a letter of appeal to the Prime Minister at his office to plead for the release of all ISA detainees.
The two were freed last night but remained in the police station to accompany the others still in the lockup.
Vwaishhnnavi is the daughter of Hindraf leader K. Waythamoorthy, who has fled to London to escape arrest by the authorities.
The others will appear at the Kajang court today to face possible orders of further detention to facilitate police investigation.
It is understood that eight men and three women were detained yesterday under the Societies Act, in accordance with the Home Ministry’s Oct 15 ban on Hindraf.
Among those held was S. Jayathas, who said they were accused of participating in an illegal gathering.
“We were trying to obtain permission from the security guards for Vwaishhnnavi to submit her letter. They said that we were from Hindraf, but we insisted that we were ‘concerned Indians’ who were accompanying Vwaishhnnavi,” the Police Watch coordinator was cited as saying in Malaysia Kini. -- MI
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