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'Why prolonged lockup for a PM critic, but just a day for Najib?'

Lawyer M Visvanathan today questioned the six-day remand of his client Jufazli Shi Ahmad was remanded for seven days for allegedly insulting Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, when former premier Najib Abdul Razak was held for just a day over heavier charges.

He said this after a magistrate extended Jufazli's remand by a day at the Dang Wangi police headquarters...

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