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Ops Lalang: Ex-ISA detainees want govt to apologise
Nearly all former detainees under the 1987 Ops Lalang who spoke to Malaysiakini agree with the recent call by former Court of Appeal judge Hishamudin Yunus for the government to apologise for their detention under the Internal Security Act 1960.
Parti Sosialis Malaysia leader and labour activist Dr Nasir Hashim also concurred with the sentiment that the government should apologise even though many years have passed.
“I agree. Even though time has passed, the wounds of cruelty, violence and injustice cannot be easily forgotten...
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