The Malaysian Insight

THE Kajang magistrate’s court has rejected an application for a remand order for prominent lawyer and activist Siti Kasim.

Clad in the orange jumpsuit worn by those in lock-up, Siti was also in handcuffs when she was escorted by five policemen to the court earlier today.

A dozen lawyers, including activist and lawyer Ambiga Sreenevasan and Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah, were awaiting her arrival.

Ambiga told reporters after the court hearing that the judge had rejected the application for her remand order, adding there were 12 lawyers representing Siti in the case.

Siti was arrested at home late yesterday, accused of kidnapping her client who was in hospital being treated for injuries believed to have been sustained from attacks by her mother.

Earlier, Selangor CID chief Assistant Commissioner Fadzil Ahmat confirmed Siti and her client Anis Izatty Ruslan were both arrested and brought to the Kajang police headquarters last night.

A video clip shared on Facebook by Suri Kempe, the programme manager at Muslim rights group Musawah, showed a police officer informing Siti she was under arrest for the abduction of Anis from a hospital, where she was being treated, under Section 186 of the Penal Code.

In the video, Siti tells another person Anis’ mother had lodged a police report claiming her daughter was mentally unstable and had been abducted by Siti from hospital.

“The police are arresting me because they are following procedure. They know about this story that Anis was abused by her mother and I was trying to save the girl. The girl willingly followed me,” Siti said to the friend.

Anis is seen in the same video saying she was not kidnapped “She did not kidnap me. It is a lie,” Anis said. – June 24, 2018.