Malaysia frees activists detained under emergency law

29 July 2011 The activists, known as the E06, were arrested in relation to an electoral reform rally and held without charge for a month Amnesty International welcomed the release of six political activists, but called on the Malaysian authorities to free thousands of other detainees held under preventive detention laws.Socialist Party MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj and five party officers were held without charge for over a month under Emergency Public Order and Prevention of Crime Ordinance (EO), which allows for indefinite detention without charge or trial. All six were travelling to…

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