Police raid DAP HQ, seize PC, DVDs
PETALING JAYA, May 23 — Police raided the DAP national headquarters here this evening, carting away a computer and digital video discs (DVDs), party officials said.
They said police entered the headquarters in the quiet Jalan 20/9 residential area at 6.25pm without a search warrant.
It is understood police brought along Ooi Leng Hang, a party member held in a candle-light vigil two days ago, to enter the party headquarters.
"First time in the 42 years history of DAP, police raiding our HQ," DAP veteran leader Lim Kit Siang posted in his Twitter account.
Officials said party lawmakers and lawyers Gobind Singh deo and Lim Lip Eng rushed to the headquarters together with treasurer Fong Kui Lun and vice-chairman Tan Kok Wai.
Police left the DAP headquarters after about an hour, witnesses said.
DAP Socialist Youth national secretary Loh Chee Heng condemned the raid, calling it "the latest despicable act by the police in their ongoing crackdown on the nation’s democracy".
He said the police raided the place with "handcuffed DAPSY political education bureau director Ooi Leng Hang".
"Ooi’s office computer and some documents were confiscated," Loh said, adding the police were twisting the law in the raid.
"The police’s possible ludicrous move to charge Ooi, DAPSY deputy chairperson Jenice Lee and the other 14 DAPSY members and supporters under the 1984 Printing Presses and Publications Act is extremely regrettable," Loh said, demanding the immediate unconditional release of those who were arrested at Thursday night’s vigil. - MalaysianInsider
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