'You were charged with protesting', ex-Bersih activist reminds PM

Hariz MohdPublished: Jan 14, 2026 9:45 AM | Updated: Jan 14, 2026 10:44 AM

A former Bersih activist has urged the government to withdraw its application to review the Federal Court’s declaration that a provision of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012 was unconstitutional.

In a Facebook post, Mandeep Singh reminded Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that he was once charged under the PAA for exercising his right to assembly.

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