Friday, May 24, 2013

Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown...

Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a series of opposition protest rallies.

Police also raided the offices of opposition newspapers and seized thousands of copies of their publications, according to online media reports.

The arrests of at least one member of parliament and the charging of a student activist under the country's tough Sedition Act signal a hardening stance by the government after the disputed May 5 election.

The long-ruling Barisan Nasional lost the popular vote for the first time in 44 years in its worst electoral performance, but still won 60 percent of parliamentary seats. Full story...

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