Source - Malaysakini
Hindu Rights Action Force lawyer R Kenghadharan have been arrested by the police this afternoon. It is not immediately known as to why he was arrested.According to another Hindraf lawyer M Manoharan, Kenghadharan was arrested at his office in Petaling Jaya by a team of police from Bukit Aman.“We don’t know why he is being arrested,” said Manoharan, adding that he was on his way to the police headquarters to find out more.The police have been targeting Hindraf lawyers in the past few weeks.
The crackdown on Hindraf lawyers started with the arrest of the group’s chairperson P Waythamoorthy, legal adviser P Uthayakumar and another lawyer V Ganabatirau on Nov 23. They were then charged with sedition in Klang.And then Uthayakumar was arrested and charged another count of sedition in Kuala Lumpur. He was also arrested and kept overnight in remand before being released yesterday. Both Waythamoorthy and Ganabatirau too have been rearrested in the past week and released after being held for some hours.Hindraf has come under the police radar after organising nationwide talks in which they are alleged to have made seditious speeches in relation to the marginalisation of the Indian community in this country.On Nov 25, Hindraf organised a mass rally in Kuala Lumpur which attracted some 30,000 people, The police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Thirty one of the protesters have been charged with attempted murder and causing mischief with some of them also facing a third charge of illegal assembly.Kenghadharan had been active in defending these protesters in court. He is also in the team of lawyers who defended Uthayakumar in the sedition charges.Meanwhile Uthayakumar said that he expects another round of police arrest against Hindraf leaders and lawyers.
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