Vigil arrests don't sit right when others openly having gatherings - Shahril
Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan has voiced concerns over police arresting activists who attended a candlelight vigil for Covid-19 deaths last night.
He said while the law must be adhered to, its application has been uneven.
"It just doesn't sit right that politicians are openly having gatherings, but people having vigils are arrested.
"I understand that the sections under which they were compounded are what the police call seizable offences but...
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