#Lawan: Youth activist released at 1am, after 10-hour grilling for sedition

Alyaa AlhadjriPublished: Jul 30, 2021 1:23 AM | Updated: Jul 30, 2021 7:56 AM

Amid a show of online and on the ground solidarity, activist Sarah Irdina Mohammad Ariff has been released from police custody about 1am today, after being questioned for 10 hours over allegations of sedition and improper use of network facilities over social media posts by a youth-based group Misi Solidariti about the #Lawan movement.

Sarah's lawyer Goh Cia Yee tweeted about her release from the Jinjang police lock-up where Sarah had been detained since earlier yesterday evening...

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