The legal saga of activist Mohd Fahmi Reza Mohd Zarin charged over the student occupation of Dataran Merdeka in 2012 has finally come to a happy end.

"We have won. In the end, we have won," said Fahmi on his Facebook today.

Writing from abroad, he said his lawyers have informed him that the court has ruled in his favour and ordered KL City Hall (DBKL) and the police to compensate and pay costs for his wrongful detention.

He was detained on April 22, 2012 by DBKL officers who had tried to clear the iconic square in the heart of Kuala Lumpur of students who had decided to camp there in protest.

The Occupy Dataran camp-in recipitated after a rally on April 14 where some 500 university students marched through the city from Masjid Jamek LRT station, through Jalan Raja Laut to Dataran Merdeka demanding the abolition of the National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN).

Fahmi said six months after the legal proceedings on his arrest that began last July 18 he finally had the verdict.

He said he has only just arrived in New York today, when his lawyer Syahredzan Johan informed him of the KL High Court decision by justice Hue Siew Kheng.

'I chose to fight'

According to Fahmi, the court has ordered DBKL and the police to pay him compensation of RM5,000 and RM3,000 respectively and exemplary damages of RM20,000 (by DBKL) and RM10,000 (by the police) respectively.

The court has also ordered the two parties to pay costs of RM20,000 (by DBKL) and RM10,000 (by the police) respectively to Fahmi.

However, the activist said the compensation was not the focal point.

"This case is not about the money. This case is about the importance for us to rise and speak out when there is injustice.

"For us to rise up and fight when we are suppressed by the authorities, and dare to fight to defend our freedom and our rights," he said.

However, he said one would not read about his case in the newspapers, "Because I am only an ordinary person like you," he quipped.

"This time I chose not to remain silent. I chose to fight," he added.