SHAH ALAM Sept 4th: PKR de factor leader, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim demands for an apology from the Ministry of Home Affairs for the arrest of National Literary Laureate, Dato’ A. Samad Said, in the middle of the night.
According to Anwar’s tweets, it was considered to be police brutality because A. Samad Said is an 80-year old man and should not have been treated with aggression.
“Couldn’t the interrogations have waited till midday?” Anwar asked.
Prior to this, A. Samad said he was willing to cooperate with investigations if there was an official letter presented.
He was arrested at his home and brought to the Dang Wangi Police Headquarters at 1 a.m. by three police officers.
The detention is believed to be related to the flying of the Sang Saka Malaya flag on the night A. Samad Said was reciting his poetry on Merdeka Eve.
He was released around 2:30 a.m. after two hours of questionings. – mza