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Jan 18 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
1. Several Amanah Youth leaders are being investigated by the police over the planned #TangkapAzamBaki protest this weekend.

They said 3 of their leaders called in for questioning after voicing their support for the rally in a press conference this morning. Image
2. Amanah Youth lawyer Fadhli Umar, vice-chief Zubair Rahim and mobilisation director Abbas Azmi are expected to be questioned at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters tomorrow (January 19).

Amanah Youth previously said it plans to send 1,000 members to the rally.
3. The party also plans to mobilise about 10 lawyers to observe the demonstration.

District police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya told Malaysiakini that they are being investigated over a social media posting on January 13.
4. Report by Malaysiakini:
malaysiakini.com/news/607395

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