Police raid Empower's office, apply Sosma

Zulaikha ZulkifliPublished: Nov 28, 2016 5:59 AM | Updated: Nov 28, 2016 10:35 AM

Police raided the office of women's group Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower) in Petaling Jaya this afternoon.

According to organisation's lawyer Honey Tan, the police are investigating the group under Section 124C of the Penal Code for activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy and also under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).

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