Groups call pro-Palestine protester's assault charge 'unjust'

Published: Dec 31, 2025 10:36 AM

Human rights defenders have condemned the prosecution of a Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) rally participant for alleged assault, insisting that the charge against the unemployed man ignores the police’s role in triggering the scuffle.

Lawyer Zaid Malek, representing Isa Hazmi Zulkifli, 32, who was charged with one count of assault under Section 323 of the Penal Code today at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate Court, highlighted the unfairness of the accusation against his client.

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