KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — National laureate A. Samad Said is being sought by the police over the flying of the “Sang Saka Malaya” flag during Merdeka eve last week that saw two activists arrested yesterday.
According to national news agency Bernama today, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar urged Samad (picture) to surrender of his own volition over the incident that authorities are investigating under the Sedition Act.
Police reportedly detained student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim and activist Hishamuddin Rais over the same August 30 incident last night.
The Sang Saka Malaya is two-striped red-and-white flag with a crescent moon and an 11-pointed star in the top left corner, used by the first Malay party, Kesatuan Melayu Malaya (KMM) formed in 1938, that had fought against the colonial British for the country’s independence.
This is the second time in two years where the authorities have taken action on those holding the Sang Saka Malaya flag under the Sedition Act 1948.
Last September, the police arrested two youths for allegedly flying the Sang Saka Malaya flag during the countdown to the 55th National Day on August 30.
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