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We, CSO Platform for Reform, together with the undersigned endorsees from the civil society organisations and individuals, demand for the release of Zulfadzli Halim[1] who has been remanded for three days for allegedly posting seditious content on his Twitter account.

Police said he is being investigated under the Sedition Act and the Communications and Multimedia Act.

Based on Zulfazli’s tweets, he was not informed why he was asked to present himself at the police station, and showed willingness to cooperate with the police, as mentioned in his tweet at 1:30 AM on 24 November 2022 that he was on the way to IPD Ampang Jaya to have his statement recorded. The alleged post was informative in nature,and neither seditious nor alarming, as compared to the many paid content TikTok videos that went viral before the election day.

We hope the police will also be swift to investigate the seditious pre-election day TikTok videos and the owners of those videos. In a new dawn of Malaysia under the leadership of YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, CSO Platform for Reform urges the police to uphold the freedom of speech as enshrined in the Federal Constitution; and we reiterate our call for police reform through the setting up of an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) as recommended by the royal commission of inquiry (RCI), the Special Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police in 2005.

Release Zulfazli Halim at once.

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