Two vigil participants claim trial to charge under Police Act

Two women – Selangor DAP women’s wing secretary Nalina Nair and Sujatra Jayaraj – have claimed trial to a charge under Section 90 of the Police Act 1967 in connection with their arrests during the candlelight vigil in Dataran Merdeka last Thursday.

The duo separately appeared before magistrates Tawfiq Affandy Chin and Wong Chai Sia in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, according to their lead counsel Rajsurian Pillai.

"The next date for both cases has been set for Oct 1," Rajsurian told...